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No. 30, Fujibakama: Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)


「江戸紫五十四帖 第三十 ふじばかま」 三代目市川門之助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 26 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.869
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.869, 11.21863
見立
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Ichijusai Kunisada ga (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)、一寿斎国貞画
Marks Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印:衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師:彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)