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Signed

Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)



一勇斎国芳画

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: 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.

Credit Line

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

At the Ataka Barrier in Kaga Province, Benkei Saves His Master (Kaga no kuni Ataka no seki ni Benkei shûjû no kinan o sukuu zu)

  • 「加賀国安宅関弁慶主従危難救図」
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 75.1 cm (14 9/16 x 29 9/16 in.)
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Classification
Prints
Type
Ukiyo-e print; musha-e (warriors/historical)
Catalogue Raisonné
Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T327
Accession Number
11.38173a-c
Not on view

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