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Courtesans under Cherry Blossoms: Senzan (R), Takigawa (C), and Wakamurasaki (L)


「江戸町壱丁目 平和泉内 泉山」 「深川仲町 久喜卍内 滝川」 「江戸町壱丁目 玉屋山三郎内 若紫」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.4 x 75.7 cm (14 3/4 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1031-3
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 00.1031 (left), 00.1032 (center), 00.1033 (right)
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Horse 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印:午十二
彫師:彫千之助
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)