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「大曲馬」 「太夫元 花谷勝治郎」
The Great Equestrian Show of Hanatani Shôjirô (Dai kyokuba, Hanatani Shôjirô)
「大曲馬」 「太夫元 花谷勝治郎」
Utagawa Yoshifuji (Japanese, 1828–1889)
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
35.6 × 26.7 cm (14 × 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50049045.html; Nat. Mus. of J. Hist., Nishiki-e wa ika ni tsukurareta ka (2009), #21; Ono, Misemono fûzoku zushi (1977), p. 371 (dated 1854)
DescriptionThe show included scenes from plays performed on horseback. There are several versions of the handbill, but the exact date of the performance is uncertain.
Signed
Ippôsai Yoshifuji ga
一鵬斎芳藤画
一鵬斎芳藤画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺
彫師：なし
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.