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「熊坂長範」 「牛若丸」「橘内」 「承安四年橘次の荷物奪ん為青墓の宿へ入込しが終に牛若丸が為殺害せらる」 「橘六」「橘次」
In 1174, He [Kumasaka Chôhan] Entered Aohaka Station to Steal the Baggage of Kitsuji [=Kichiji], But in the End, Because of Ushiwakamaru, He Was Killed (Jôan yonen Kichiji no nimotsu o ubawan tame Aohaka no shuku ni irikomi shi ga owari ni Ushiwakamaru ga tame ni satsugai sareru): Kumasaka Chôhan (R), Ushiwakamaru and Kitsunai (C), Kitsuroku and Kitsuji (L)
「熊坂長範」 「牛若丸」「橘内」 「承安四年橘次の荷物奪ん為青墓の宿へ入込しが終に牛若丸が為殺害せらる」 「橘六」「橘次」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839–41 (Tenpô 10–12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 74.3 cm (14 3/8 x 29 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16526-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nagoya City Mus., Takaki Shigeru Ukiyo-e Collection (2001), #82; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T53
DescriptionTriptych: 11.16526 (right), 11.16527 (center), 11.16528 (left)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
No censor's seal
ProvenanceBy 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.
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.