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大江山酒呑童子
Shutendôji, the Demon of Mount Ôe
大江山酒呑童子
Japanese
Edo period
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 31.7 x 20 cm (12 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19710
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Suzuki Harunobu (exh. cat., 2017), #53; Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #633; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 609
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19710, 21.5695
Possibly from a untitled series illustrating the story of Shutendôji.
Possibly from a untitled series illustrating the story of Shutendôji.
Signed
Komatsuken ga (artist); Raishi kô (designer)
小松軒画
小松軒画
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.