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The Syllable Su for Suzugamori: Actor Iwai Kumesaburô III as Shirai Gonpachi, with Arashi Kangorô I, from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha)


「清書七伊呂波 (す) すゝかもり 白井権八」三代目岩井粂三郎、初代嵐冠五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 7th 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 Number11.35399.44
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionAlbum: 11.35399.1-47
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、辰七
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.