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Flowers (Hana): (Actor Bandô Shûka I as) Kijin Omatsu, from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka): A Triptych of Pairings (Mitate sanpuku tsui)


「見立三幅対 花 鬼神於松」 初代坂東しうか
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21880
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21880, 11.42742
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 11
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印:米良、渡辺、子十一
彫師:彫竹
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.