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「武者松竹梅番続」 弁慶
Benkei and the Plum Tree, from the series Warriors Compared to Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (Musha shôchikubai ban tsuzuki)
「武者松竹梅番続」 弁慶
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; 20.8 x 18 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20588
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mirviss w/ Carpenter, Jewels of Japanese Printmaking (2000), #49
DescriptionThe complete set of three: 11.20586-11.20588.
Signed
Hokkei
北渓
北渓
InscriptionsPoem by Seiyôkan Umeyo: Umegae wa/ oranu nanba no/ irosato ni/ yuhi o kiru koso/ ayashikarikere
梅か枝は をらぬ難波の いろさとに ゆひをきるこそ あやしかりけれ 青陽館梅世
梅か枝は をらぬ難波の いろさとに ゆひをきるこそ あやしかりけれ 青陽館梅世
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.