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「其由縁十二時計 亥ノ刻」
The Hour of the Boar (I no koku), from the series Twelve Hours with Genji (Sono yukari jûni jikoku no uchi)
「其由縁十二時計 亥ノ刻」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.3 x 50.6 cm (14 11/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.861, 00.912
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al, Genji's World (2012), list #G342-12 (no photo)
DescriptionDiptych (two sheets of incomplete triptych?): 00.861 (right), 00.912 (left)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 5 aratame
Blockcutters' marks: Horikô Kane (on right sheet), Hori Ko-Kane (on left sheet)
改印：未五改
彫師：彫工兼 彫子兼
Blockcutters' marks: Horikô Kane (on right sheet), Hori Ko-Kane (on left sheet)
改印：未五改
彫師：彫工兼 彫子兼
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)