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「頼家卿伊豆の国御狩のとき荘栖の平太山中にて大蛇を殺す」
When Lord Yoriie Held a Hunting Party in Izu Province, Egara no Heida Killed a Giant Snake in the Mountains (Yoriie kyô Izu no kuni mikari no toki Egara no Heida sanchû ni te daija o korosu)
「頼家卿伊豆の国御狩のとき荘栖の平太山中にて大蛇を殺す」
Japanese
Edo period
1835–6 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39409
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
King and Iwakiri, Japanese Warrior Prints (2007), #136
DescriptionThe upper part of the publisher's mark is barely visible at the bottom edge.
Signed
(Kôchô Kunisada; at lower left edge, cut off of this impression)
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame (at lower edge, almost cut off of this impression)
ProvenanceBy 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.
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.