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「清元 三番叟（さんばそう）」 （兎絵）
Rabbits in Kiyomoto Sanbasô
「清元 三番叟（さんばそう）」 （兎絵）
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Daikokuya Sôbei (Japanese)
Publisher: Daikokuya Sôbei (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
about 1873 (Meiji 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.4 × 48.1 cm (13 15/16 × 18 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39094, 11.42007
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.39094 (right), 11.42007 (left)
Signed
Konomi ni makasete Toyokuni
好まかせて豊国
好まかせて豊国
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：なし
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: January 19, 2005)
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.