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「本朝廿四孝 毛谷村六助」
Keyamura Rokusuke, from the series Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety (Honchô nijûshi kô)
「本朝廿四孝 毛谷村六助」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1843 (Tenpô 14)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.3 x 19 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16596
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Ukiyo-e dai musha-e ten/The Samurai World in Ukiyo-e (2003), #I-177; Schaap, Heroes and Ghosts (1998), #35; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S23.11
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16596, 2009.4991.148
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松
彫師：なし
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.