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「浮絵仮名手本忠臣蔵 初段」
Act I (Shodan), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Uki-e Kanadehon Chûshingura)
「浮絵仮名手本忠臣蔵 初段」
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) (Japanese, 1764–1824)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1791–94 (Kansei 3–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ô-ôban; 32.2 x 44.5 cm (12 11/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22962
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.22962, RES.49.141
Signed
Kitao Masayoshi ga
北尾政美画
北尾政美画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.