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「大日本力烈伝 大達羽左衛門 安政二年七月生」
Ôdate Uzaemon, born in 1855, 7th month (Ôdate Uzaemon, Ansei ninen shichigatsu umare), from the series Lives of Sumô Wrestlers of Great Japan (Dai Nihon rikishi retsuden)
「大日本力烈伝 大達羽左衛門 安政二年七月生」
Japanese
Meiji era
1884 (Meiji 17)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 25.3 cm (14 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16374
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOther records indicate that Uzaemon was born in 1853, not 1855.
Signed
Hachisuka Kuniaki hitsu
蜂須賀国明筆
蜂須賀国明筆
Marks
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kame
彫師：彫亀
彫師：彫亀
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.