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「仮名手本忠臣蔵十一段続」
The Eleven Acts of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura jûichidan tsuzuki)
「仮名手本忠臣蔵十一段続」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.3 x 74.9 cm (14 11/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1035a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionBased on an anonymous triptych attributed to Toyokuni I; see Bell, Chushingura (2001), pl. 18, and Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 4, Victoria and Albert Museum I (1989), pl. 120.
For yet another version, by Sadafusa, see 11.39429 (right sheet only).
For yet another version, by Sadafusa, see 11.39429 (right sheet only).
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅十一
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)