About This Print

Five actors portrayed before a rimpa-stye stream enjoying the evening's delights. The MFA, Boston which has the right panel of this triptych in its collection, identifies the two actors in the right panel as
Nakamura Fukusuke I 初代中村福助 and Iwai Kumesaburō III 三代目岩井粂三郎.  It is unknown whether this scene is imaginary or depicts the actors in a particular play.

The Actors Pictured in This Collection's Print

For profiles of the actors depicted in this print please see the article The Kabuki Actor.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#955
Title	Viewing Fireflies in the Cool of the Evening (Hotarubi no Yūsuzumi 蛍見之夕涼)
Series	n/a
Artist	Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1865)
Signature	Toyokuni ga 豊国 画  within Toshidama cartouche (all three sheets)
Seal	Toshidama 年玉枠 cartuoche
Publication Date	May 1859 Goat 5 aratame Ansei 6 (all three sheets)
Publisher	Iseyoshi イセ芳 (all three sheets) [Marks: seal 25-013; pub. ref. U095]
Carver	Tsuge Shōjirō (Hori Shōji) (all three sheets)
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	good -
Genre	ukiyo-e; yakusha-e
Miscellaneous
Format	oban triptych
H x W Paper	14 1/4 x 9 3/4 (36.2 x 24.8 cm) each sheet
Collections This Print	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11.40757 (right panel only)
Reference Literature