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「忠臣蔵五十三駅之内大井川図」
The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers and the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô: The Ôi River Crossing (Chûshingura gojûsan eki no uchi Ôikawa zu)
「忠臣蔵五十三駅之内大井川図」
Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.7 × 74.2 cm (14 7/16 × 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1329a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1329a-c, 11.41149a-c
Signed
Yoshiiku ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right and center sheets), Ikkeisai Yoshiiku ga, in toshidama cartouche (on left sheet)
芳幾画(年玉枠) 一蕙斎芳幾画(年玉枠)
芳幾画(年玉枠) 一蕙斎芳幾画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 10 aratame
Blockcutter's marks: Horikô Koizumi Kane (right sheet), Hori Kane (left sheet)
改印：酉十改
彫師：彫兼
Blockcutter's marks: Horikô Koizumi Kane (right sheet), Hori Kane (left sheet)
改印：酉十改
彫師：彫兼
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)