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Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V, from the series A Modern Set of Five Musicians (Tôsei gonin soroe)


「当世五人揃 彦三郎」(五代目坂東彦三郎)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Surugaya Sakujirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42229
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPentaptych: 11.42228-32 (no VR)
見立
Signed Nanajûkyû sai Toyokuni hitsu
七十九歳豊国筆
Marks Censor's seal: Rat 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:子正改
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.