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誠忠義士銘々画伝 「矢頭右エ門七平教兼 廿七」 「寺坂吉右衛門藤原信行 廿八」
No. 27, Yatô Emoshichi Taira no Norikane (R), and No. 28, Terasaka Kiemon Fujiwara no Nobuyuki (L), from the series Pictorial Biographies of the Loyal Retainers (Seichû gishi meimei gaden)
誠忠義士銘々画伝 「矢頭右エ門七平教兼 廿七」 「寺坂吉右衛門藤原信行 廿八」
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892)
Japanese
Meiji era
1869 (Meiji 2), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two vertical chûban prints on uncut horizontal ôban sheet; 25.3 x 36.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21208
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Yoshitoshi hitsu (on right sheet), Yoshitoshi ga (on left sheet)
芳年筆 芳年画
芳年筆 芳年画
Marks
Censor's seal: Snake 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：巳二改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：巳二改
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.