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Flowers (Hana): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in Three Roles, as Ishikawa Goemon in Cherry Blossoms at the Temple Gate (Rômon no hana), Sukeroku in Cherry Blossoms of Naka-no-chô (Naka-no-chô no hana), and Yashio (?) in Cherry Blossoms at Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu no hana), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka no uchi)


「雪月花之内 花」 「楼門ノ花」(五右衛門)・「仲の町ノ花」(助六)・「清水の花」(八汐ヵ) 八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25.8 cm (14 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43067
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe complete series: 11.43067 (Flowers), 11.43068 (Moon), and 11.43069 (Snow)
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、寅十一
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.