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初代中村福助 三代目岩井粂三郎 五代目坂東彦三郎 「春色隅田川」
Spring Colors on the Sumida River (Shunshoku Sumidagawa): Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I (R), Iwai Kumesaburô III (C), and Bandô Hikosaburô V (L)
初代中村福助 三代目岩井粂三郎 五代目坂東彦三郎 「春色隅田川」
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 75.2 cm (14 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44221a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰十二
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.