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「七番の内 門兵衛」
Monbei, from a set of Seven (Nanaban no uchi)
「七番の内 門兵衛」
Katsushika Hokutai (Japanese, active about 1801–1844)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 13.7 x 17.8 cm (5 3/8 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20619
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly a reference to Kanpera Monbei, a retainer of the villain Ikkyû in the Sukeroku plays.
Signed
Eisai Hokutai ga
盈斎北岱
盈斎北岱
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.