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Dawn at the Villa in Naniwa (Naniwa no bessô akebono no zu)


「難波の別荘曙の図」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 5th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.1 x 74.8 cm (14 5/8 x 29 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.965-7
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks et al, Genji's World (2012), list #G231 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 00.965 (right), 00.966 (left), 00.967 (center)
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 5
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、卯五
彫師:なし
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)