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「古今名婦伝 巴御前」
Tomoe Gozen, from the series Biographies of Famous Women, Ancient and Modern (Kokin meifu den)
「古今名婦伝 巴御前」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, creped; 20.5 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1799
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1799 (creped), 11.42557
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Yokokawa Takejirô
改印：未八改
彫師：彫工横川竹二郎
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Yokokawa Takejirô
改印：未八改
彫師：彫工横川竹二郎
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)