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「竹林七賢の見立 当時流光七艶人 芝翫」 四代目中村芝翫
Shikan (Poetry Name of Actor Nakamura Shikan IV), from the series Seven Popular Idols of the Present Day, a Parody of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Shichikenjin no mitate, Tôsei ryûkô shichi enjin)
「竹林七賢の見立 当時流光七艶人 芝翫」 四代目中村芝翫
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43176
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kiô Toyokuni hitsu
喜翁 豊国筆(年玉印)
喜翁 豊国筆(年玉印)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：戌正改
彫師：彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：戌正改
彫師：彫長
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.
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.