Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Seigen and Nakamura Utaemon II as Fuwa Bansaku, from the book Kanjaku tsuizen hanashidori
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
1852 (Kaei 5), 2nd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (key block); ink on paper
DimensionsVertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 18.6 x 12.8 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45532
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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)
about 1850–51 (Kaei 3–4)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1832 (Tenpô 3)
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1835 (Tenpô 6)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1836 (Tenpô 7)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1847 (Kôka 4)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1837 (Tenpô 8)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1834 (Tenpô 5)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month
