No. 1 (Daiichi), from the series Record of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers (Chûyû gijin roku)
「忠勇義臣録 第壱」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–48 (Kôka 4–Kaei 1)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864), Publisher Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 36 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.42946
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni hitsu
一陽斎豊国筆
Markings
Censors' seals: Muramatsu, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
彫師：なし
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: 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection