Minamoto Yorinobu, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Great Japan (Dai nihon meishô kagami)
「大日本名将鑑 源頼信」
Japanese
Meiji era
1879 (Meiji 12), April 1
Artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892), Publisher Funatsu Chûjirô (Japanese)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.18094
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Ôju Yoshitoshi
応需芳年
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: 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection