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「怪童丸元服之図」
The Adulthood Ceremony of Kaidômaru (Kaidômaru genpuku no zu)
「怪童丸元服之図」
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822–1866)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych, creped; 22.2 x 48 cm (8 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1825-7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1825 (right), 00.1826 (left), 00.1827 (center)
Signed
Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga (on each sheet)
一英斎芳艶画
一英斎芳艶画
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印：酉九改
彫師：彫安刻刀
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印：酉九改
彫師：彫安刻刀
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)