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「義経十九臣（よしつねのちうくしん」
The Nineteen Retainers of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune no jûku shin)
「義経十九臣（よしつねのちうくしん」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1836 (Tenpô 7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 38.3 x 76.6 cm (15 1/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28757-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nagoya City Mus., Takaki Shigeru Ukiyo-e Collection (2001), #78; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T32
DescriptionTriptych: 11.28757 (right), 11.28758 (center), 11.28759 (left)
MFA impressions:
First edition, published about 1836: 11.28757-9
Second edition, published 1855: *11.38131a-b (R and C sheets only; deaccessioned in 2012), 11.38242a-c (complete triptych)
MFA impressions:
First edition, published about 1836: 11.28757-9
Second edition, published 1855: *11.38131a-b (R and C sheets only; deaccessioned in 2012), 11.38242a-c (complete triptych)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on right sheet), Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga (on center and left sheets)
一勇斎国芳画 朝櫻楼国芳画
一勇斎国芳画 朝櫻楼国芳画
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.