Lord Uesugi Terutora Kenshin and His Retainers, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals with Their Four Leading Retainers (Meishô Shiten kagami)
「名将四天鑑 上杉輝虎謙信公」
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 × 24.9 cm (14 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.41411
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Môsai Yoshitora ga
孟斎芳虎画
Markings
Censor's seal: Boar 9 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥九改
彫師：なし
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