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「東海道五十三次之内 吉原 小なみ」 三代岩井粂三郎
Yoshiwara: (Actor Iwai Kumesaburô III as) Konami, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
「東海道五十三次之内 吉原 小なみ」 三代岩井粂三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 34.4 x 24.8 cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James J. Higginson
Accession Number59.1147.47
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks, Kunisada's Tôkaidô (2013), #T63-15A, p. 131
DescriptionStation no. 15.
MFA impressions: 11.29485, 11.29525.40, 11.43326, 59.1147.47
Forms a diptych with: 11.29064, 11.29421, 11.29846, 11.43324, 11.43325, 59.1147.46
MFA impressions: 11.29485, 11.29525.40, 11.43326, 59.1147.47
Forms a diptych with: 11.29064, 11.29421, 11.29846, 11.43324, 11.43325, 59.1147.46
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：彫竹
ProvenanceGift from estate of James J. Higginson through Mrs. Charles Jackson, March 26, 1959.