Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Otokodate Ichifuji no Takaemon, No. 8 from the series Eight Outstanding People Matched with the Plum Calendar (Umegoyomi mitate hachi shôjin)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô)
(Japanese)
1859 (Ansei 6), 11th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.7 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.42431
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
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.
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about 1825 (Bunsei 8)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1859 (Ansei 6)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1858 (Ansei 5), 5th month
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 3rd month
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
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