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「春霞梅の遊覧 かつらき」 「小祝」 「そでの香」
Enjoying Plum Blossoms in the Spring Mist (Harugasumi ume no yûran): Mitsuuji with Ladies Katsuragi (R), Koiwai (C), and Sodenokô (L)
「春霞梅の遊覧 かつらき」 「小祝」 「そでの香」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 11th month, and 1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych, creped; 22 x 48.1 cm (8 11/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1831-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1831 (right), 00.1832 (center), 00.1833 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.43546a-c (the original triptych of 1858), 00.1831-3 (reprint of the right and left sheets, with a new center sheet dated 1864)
Right and left sheets: by Kunisada I; censor's seal 1858 (Ansei 5), 11th month
Center sheet: by Kunisada II; censor's seal 1864 (Genji 1), 10th month
MFA impressions: 11.43546a-c (the original triptych of 1858), 00.1831-3 (reprint of the right and left sheets, with a new center sheet dated 1864)
Right and left sheets: by Kunisada I; censor's seal 1858 (Ansei 5), 11th month
Center sheet: by Kunisada II; censor's seal 1864 (Genji 1), 10th month
Signed
Konomi ni makase Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right and left sheets); Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on center sheet)
任好 豊国画(年玉枠) 国貞画(年玉枠)
任好 豊国画(年玉枠) 国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: Horse 11 (on right and left sheets), Rat 10 aratame (on center sheet)
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke (on right and left sheets)
改印（右、左）：午十一
彫師（右、左）：彫千之助
改印（中）：子十改
彫師（中）：なし
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke (on right and left sheets)
改印（右、左）：午十一
彫師（右、左）：彫千之助
改印（中）：子十改
彫師（中）：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)