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僧正坊と牛若丸
Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) and the Tengu King Sôjôbô
僧正坊と牛若丸
Yanagawa Shigenobu I (Japanese, 1787–1832)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.8 x 16.6 cm (8 3/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25841
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Surimono (2013), #375; Rijksmuseum, Surimono: Poetry and Image (2000), #95
DescriptionThe Rijksmuseum catalogue suggestes a date of 1829 (Bunsei 12) because it was a Year of the Ox and the name Ushiwaka includes the character for "Ox."
Signed
Yanagawa Shigenobu (on scroll)
柳川重信
柳川重信
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.