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「江戸の花名勝会 け 五番組」 「与茂七 実川延雀」（初代実川延若）
Ke Brigade, Fifth Group, Samegahashi: Actor Jitsukawa Enjaku I as Yomoshichi, from the series Flowers of Edo and Views of Famous Places (Edo no hana meishô-e)
「江戸の花名勝会 け 五番組」 「与茂七 実川延雀」（初代実川延若）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891)
Other artist: Katsushika Isai (Japanese, 1821–1880)
Publisher: Katôya Iwazô (Seibei) (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891)
Other artist: Katsushika Isai (Japanese, 1821–1880)
Publisher: Katôya Iwazô (Seibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42506
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.42506, 11.45396.13 (creped, in album)
The term “flowers of Edo” (Edo no hana) can refer, among other things, to fires. The title panel for each print in this series shows the lanterns and identifying standard (matoi) for one of the brigades of firefighters (hikeshi) assigned to various districts. On the west side of the Sumida River were 48 brigades named for the symbols of the kana syllabary and grouped into 8 numbered groups (1 to 10, minus the bad-luck numbers 4 and 7). On the east side of the river, brigades were numbered and assigned to directional groups. Outlying districts were covered by special brigades, here designated “extra” (bangai). Each title gives the name or number of a brigade, its group, and its district, followed by the kabuki scene chosen to match it.
鮫が橋。
(見立)
The term “flowers of Edo” (Edo no hana) can refer, among other things, to fires. The title panel for each print in this series shows the lanterns and identifying standard (matoi) for one of the brigades of firefighters (hikeshi) assigned to various districts. On the west side of the Sumida River were 48 brigades named for the symbols of the kana syllabary and grouped into 8 numbered groups (1 to 10, minus the bad-luck numbers 4 and 7). On the east side of the river, brigades were numbered and assigned to directional groups. Outlying districts were covered by special brigades, here designated “extra” (bangai). Each title gives the name or number of a brigade, its group, and its district, followed by the kabuki scene chosen to match it.
鮫が橋。
(見立)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (bottom left); Kunihisa ga (top); Isai ga (bottom right)
豊国画(年玉枠)、国久画、為斎画
豊国画(年玉枠)、国久画、為斎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 11 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥十一改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥十一改
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.
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.