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「あつま源氏 見立五節句 弥生」
The Third Month (Yayoi), from the series The Five Festivals Represented by Eastern Genji (Azuma Genji mitate gosekku)
「あつま源氏 見立五節句 弥生」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamadaya Shōjirō (Kinkyōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirō (Hori Take)
Publisher: Yamadaya Shōjirō (Kinkyōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirō (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; 37.3 x 75.5 cm (14 11/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.987-9
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G551-03 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 00.987 (center), 00.988 (left), 00.989 (right)
MFA impressions: 00.987-9, 11.15209VR (11.15209, 11.15750, 11.15751)
MFA impressions: 00.987-9, 11.15209VR (11.15209, 11.15750, 11.15751)
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 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)