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「義士夜討図」
The Night Attack of the Faithful Samurai (Gishi youchi zu)
「義士夜討図」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.7 × 76.4 cm (14 13/16 × 30 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1381, 00.1382, 00.1405
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
King and Iwakiri, Japanese Warrior Prints (2007), #206 (complete hexaptych)
DescriptionTriptych (right half of hexaptych): 00.1381 (center), 00.1382 (left), 00.1405 (right)
MFA impressions: 00.1381VR (00.1381, 00.1382, 00.1405; earlier), 00.1816-8 (later)
Left half of hexaptych: 00.1252-4, 11.22908-10, 11.39709a-c
MFA impressions: 00.1381VR (00.1381, 00.1382, 00.1405; earlier), 00.1816-8 (later)
Left half of hexaptych: 00.1252-4, 11.22908-10, 11.39709a-c
Signed
Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga (on each sheet)
一英斎芳艶画
一英斎芳艶画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)