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No. 18 from the series The Life of the Buddha in Up-to-date Magic Lantern Slides (Shaka hassô ki imayô utsushi-e)


「釈迦八相記今様写絵 十八」
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.6 × 25.8 cm (14 13/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15244
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche
国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Monkey 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印:申六改
彫師:彫安刻刀
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.