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「東源氏孟春ノ図」
Eastern Genji at New Year (Azuma Genji môshun no zu)
「東源氏孟春ノ図」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 73.9 cm (14 5/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1018-20
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G344-01, pl. 26
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1018 (left), 00.1019 (center), 00.1020 (right)
MFA impressions: 00.1018-20, 11.15786-8
MFA impressions: 00.1018-20, 11.15786-8
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 8 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申八改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申八改
彫師：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)