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「忠臣蔵 九段目」 「忠臣蔵 十段目」
Act IX (Kudanme) and Act X (Jûdanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)
「忠臣蔵 九段目」 「忠臣蔵 十段目」
Japanese
Edo period
early 1790s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two vertical chûban designs on uncut horizontal ôban sheet
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14929
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano et al., Chûshingura VII (2014), list #2-101, photo p. 85, and 2-102, photo p. 118; Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #658
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14929 (uncut sheet), 11.19336 (left half), 11.19341 (right half)
Signed
Shun'ei ga (on each design)
春英画
春英画
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.
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.