Cherry Blossom Viewing in the Third Month (Yayoi sakura-gari): Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as a Stunt Rider (Kyokubanori) (R), Fujikawa Kayû III as a Worshipper at a Special Viewing of Images (Kaichô mairi) (C), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as the Leader of a Lotus Sutra Worship Group (Daimoku no kôgashira) (L), from the series The Five Festivals (Gosekku no uchi)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Kobayashi Tetsujirô (Maruya Tetsujirô)
(Japanese)
1849 (Kaei 2), 9th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 72.6 cm (14 1/8 x 28 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45010a-c
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.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1825 (Bunsei 8)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1858 (Ansei 5), 3rd month
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1859 (Ansei 6)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1859 (Ansei 6)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
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)
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 3rd month
