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八島大合戦
The Great Battle of Yashima (Yashima ôgassen)
八島大合戦
Japanese
Edo period
about 1849–52 (Kaei 2–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 24.9 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1105
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T229
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 00.1105 (center sheet only), 11.38184a-c, 11.39564a-c
MFA impressions: 00.1105 (center sheet only), 11.38184a-c, 11.39564a-c
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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)