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「見立蛍狩夜光玉揃」 右から 二代目片岡我童、四代目市川小団次 三代目岩井粂三郎、十三代目市村羽左衛門 初代中村福助、初代坂東竹三郎
Imaginary Scene of Actors Catching Fireflies: Jewels Shining in the Dark (Mitate hotarugari yakô no tamazoroi): Kataoka Gadô II, Ichikawa Kodanji IV (R); Iwai Kumesaburô III, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (C); Nakamura Fukusuke I, Bandô Takesaburô I (L)
「見立蛍狩夜光玉揃」 右から 二代目片岡我童、四代目市川小団次 三代目岩井粂三郎、十三代目市村羽左衛門 初代中村福助、初代坂東竹三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 71.6 cm (14 1/8 x 28 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29119, 11.29120, 11.29769
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.29119 (left), 11.29120 (center), 11.29769 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.29119VR (11.29119, 11.29120, 11.29769), 11.29278-80, 11.44189a-c
見立
MFA impressions: 11.29119VR (11.29119, 11.29120, 11.29769), 11.29278-80, 11.44189a-c
見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 6
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、卯六
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、卯六
彫師：彫竹
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.