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「猿若月の夕栄（ゆうばえ）」
A Moonlit Evening in the Theater District (Saruwaka tsuki no yûbae)
「猿若月の夕栄（ゆうばえ）」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych, creped; 22.6 x 48.7 cm (8 7/8 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1788-90
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G386 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1788 (center), 00.1789 (left), 00.1790 (right)
Signed
Baichôrô Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
梅蝶楼国貞画
梅蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino (on each sheet)
改印：子十二改
彫師：彫巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino (on each sheet)
改印：子十二改
彫師：彫巳の
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)