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「見立忠義むすめ」
A Chûshingura Girl (Mitate chûgi musume)
「見立忠義むすめ」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 × 24.7 cm (14 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Print by Sadafusa with a similar concept: Asano et al., Chûshingura VII (2014), list #2-1283, photo p. 229; Inagaki, Edo no asobi-e (1988), #18
DescriptionBust portrait of a young woman whose costume is made up of props for the famous kabuki play The Storehouse of Loyual Retainers (Chûshingura).
Signed
Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga
一英斎芳艶画
一英斎芳艶画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：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.