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「雷つくし 雷の白波」
Thunder-god Bandits (Kaminari no shiranami), from the series A Collection of Thunder Gods (Kaminari tsukushi)
「雷つくし 雷の白波」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 18.4 x 24.6 cm (7 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21656
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Iwakiri, Kuniyoshi--Edo Culture (2013), #68 (intact sheet with 2 designs); Inagaki and Isao, Kuniyoshi no kyôga (1991), #174
DescriptionFrom a series published with two horizontal chûban designs on each vertical ôban sheet. This design was the upper half of a sheet, with 11.21657 as the lower half.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga
一勇斎国芳戯画
一勇斎国芳戯画
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.