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「武者松竹梅番続」 巴御前
Tomoe Gozen and the Pine Tree, from the series Warriors Compared to Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (Musha shôchikubai ban tsuzuki)
「武者松竹梅番続」 巴御前
Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1828–29 (Bunsei 11–12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18.2 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20587
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
NHK, Yoshitsune ten (2005), #176; Mirviss, The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection of Surimono (1995), cat. no. 127
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20587, 21.9279
The complete set of three: 11.20586-11.20588.
The complete set of three: 11.20586-11.20588.
Signed
Hokkei
北渓
北渓
InscriptionsPoems by Seiyôkan Umeyo, Garyôen (Umemaro)
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.