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「江戸の花名勝会 よ 二番組」 「内神田」 「相馬の良門 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Yo Brigade, First Group, Uchi Kanda: Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Sôma no Yoshikado, from the series Flowers of Edo and Views of Famous Places (Edo no hana meishô-e)
「江戸の花名勝会 よ 二番組」 「内神田」 「相馬の良門 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Torii Kiyokuni (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Other artist: Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Katôya Iwazô (Seibei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Other artist: Torii Kiyokuni (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Other artist: Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Katôya Iwazô (Seibei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe 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.
内神田。
(見立)
内神田。
(見立)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (bottom right); Torii Kiyokuni ga (top); Kunisada ga (center left); Hiroshige ga (bottom left)
豊国画(年玉枠)、鳥井清国画、国貞画、広重画
豊国画(年玉枠)、鳥井清国画、国貞画、広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：亥正改
彫師：松島彫政
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：亥正改
彫師：松島彫政
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.