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「常州闘犬之新報」
News Report on the Fighting Dogs of Changzhou in China (Jôshû tôken no shinpô)
「常州闘犬之新報」
Japanese
Meiji era
1872 (Meiji 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 32 × 47.6 cm (12 5/8 × 18 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22614a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Môsai Yoshitora ga (right sheet)
孟斎芳虎画
孟斎芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Water Monkey (Jinshin, mizunoe saru) 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：壬申四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：壬申四
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.