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Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga



一勇斎国芳画

Marks

Artist's seal: kiri

Provenance

By 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.

Credit Line

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Actors as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Musashibo Benkei, and Togashi no Saemon in Kanjincho

  • 「富樫左衛門　武蔵坊弁慶　源義経」
  • Japanese, Edo period, 1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
  • Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797–1861
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.1 x 37.7 cm (9 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.)
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Classification
Prints
Type
Ukiyo-e print; kabuki
Accession Number
11.30412
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