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「義経一代図絵 発端 三子を伴て常盤御前漂ろうす」
The Beginning: Tokiwa Gozen Wanders with Her Three Children (Hattan, Sanshi o tomonatte Tokiwa Gozen hyôrô su), from the series The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidai zue)
「義経一代図絵 発端 三子を伴て常盤御前漂ろうす」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 23.5 x 37.4 cm (9 1/4 x 14 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 243, horizontal ôban #85.01
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17248, 21.8964
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
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.