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The Bell of Mugen in Act IV of Hiragana Seisuiki (Hiragana Seisuiki, yodanme chû, Mugen no dan)


「ひらかな盛衰記 四段目中 むけんのだん」
Eishôsai Chôki (Japanese, active about 1780–1810)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 25.9 cm (15 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14821
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Chôki ga
長喜画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.