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菊の前に 初代尾上栄三郎 五代目岩井半四郎 三代目坂東三津五郎 四代目瀬川路考 初代沢村源之助
Actors in Front of Chrysanthemums: Onoe Eizaburô I (R), Iwai Hanshirô V (CR), Bandô Mitsugorô III (C), Segawa Rokô IV (CL), Sawamura Gennosuke I (L)
菊の前に 初代尾上栄三郎 五代目岩井半四郎 三代目坂東三津五郎 四代目瀬川路考 初代沢村源之助
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1808 (Bunka 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban pentaptych; 38.2 x 26 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13857-61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPentaptych: 11.13857 (C), 11.13858 (CR), 11.13859 (L), 11.13860 (R), 11.13861 (CL)
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Dragon 8
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.