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「武勇見立十二支 鬼童丸 丑」
Ox (Ushi): Kidômaru, from the series Heroes Representing the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyû mitate jûnishi)
「武勇見立十二支 鬼童丸 丑」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1842 (Tenpô 13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 35.6 x 12.5 cm (14 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16579
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Yonemura et al., Masterful Illusions (2002), #81; Suzuki et al., Utagawa Kuniyoshi ten (1996), #s 43, 44; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S17.2
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
No censor's seal
Artist's seal: Ichiyûsai
改印：なし
Artist's seal: Ichiyûsai
改印：なし
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.