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The Syllable Ta for Takarago: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Takarako no Jiraiya, from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha)


「清書七伊呂波 (た) たから子の児雷也」 八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Daikokuya Kinnosuke (Kinjirô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 7th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 24.4 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42707
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.35399.16, 11.42707, 11.45123
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、辰七
彫師:なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.