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「遊客芝翫」四代目中村芝翫、「遊客紫扇」初代河原崎権十郎 「富本豊ひこ」五代目坂東彦三郎
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Playboy (Yûkaku) Shikan, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Playboy (Yûkaku) Shisen (R), and Bandô Hikosaburô V as Tomimoto Toyohiko (L)
「遊客芝翫」四代目中村芝翫、「遊客紫扇」初代河原崎権十郎 「富本豊ひこ」五代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.7 x 51.8 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15156, 11.15164, 11.15156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.15156 (right), 11.15164 (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: Chicken 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印：酉六改
彫師：彫安刻刀
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印：酉六改
彫師：彫安刻刀
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.