Sasaki Moritsuna and His Troops Crossing the Inland Sea

佐々木三郎盛綱

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), intercalary 5th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.6 x 25.3 cm (14 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession Number00.1392

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionOne sheet of incomplete triptych.

Signed Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga
一魁斎芳年画

Marks Censor's seal: intercalary 5 aratame [sic; no animal name]
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：閏五改
彫師：彫長

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)