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「当盛十花撰 牡丹」 十三代目市村羽左衛門、四代目市川小団次
Peony (Botan): Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XIII and Ichikawa Kodanji IV, from the series Selection of Ten Flowers Currently in Full Bloom (Tôsei jukkasen)
「当盛十花撰 牡丹」 十三代目市村羽左衛門、四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45296
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kurahashi, "Kunisada no yakusha sentaku," Ukiyo-e Art 170 (2015), fig. 2-7
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.45296, 11.42929 (second series only)
From a series first issued in 1854, in six sheets, under the title "Six Flowers...," and reissued in 1858 with four additional designs, under the title "Ten Flowers..." For the sheets already published, the censor's seals remain the same in the second edition; but the series title and some of the actors' faces are changed.
This print is one of the new designs.
From a series first issued in 1854, in six sheets, under the title "Six Flowers...," and reissued in 1858 with four additional designs, under the title "Ten Flowers..." For the sheets already published, the censor's seals remain the same in the second edition; but the series title and some of the actors' faces are changed.
This print is one of the new designs.
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (foreground), Hiroshige hitsu (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)、広重筆
豊国画(年玉枠)、広重筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 3
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：午三
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：午三
彫師：彫竹
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.