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「江戸紫姿競 第三」
No. 3 (Daisan), from the series Comparison of Figures in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki sugata kurabe)
「江戸紫姿競 第三」
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.2 x 49.1 cm (14 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43638a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Ox 10
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松、丑十
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松、丑十
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.
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.