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「清書七以呂波 （は） はちじん 佐藤正清」三代目嵐吉三郎
The Syllable Ha for Eight Battle Formations (Hachijin): Actor Arashi Kichisaburô III as Satô Masakiyo, from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha)
「清書七以呂波 （は） はちじん 佐藤正清」三代目嵐吉三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 × 23.9 cm (14 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.35399.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.35399.3, 11.42713
Album: 11.35399.1-47
Album: 11.35399.1-47
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 6
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰六
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰六
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 29, 2004)
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.