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「見立五行の図」 「すいどふノ水」「しゐの木」「しのたノ狐火」「弐百両金」「なにわの土」八代目市川団十郎の死絵
Memorial Portraits of Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in Roles Representing the Five Elements (Mitate gogyô no zu)
「見立五行の図」 「すいどふノ水」「しゐの木」「しのたノ狐火」「弐百両金」「なにわの土」八代目市川団十郎の死絵
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.8 x 48.3 cm (14 1/8 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29998-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.29998 (right), 11.29999 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.29998-9, 11.43868a-b
MFA impressions: 11.29998-9, 11.43868a-b
Signed
Konomi ni tsuki Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
好ニ付豊国画(年玉枠)
好ニ付豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅十二
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: 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.