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「浮絵忠臣蔵 初段」
Act I (Shodan), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e Chûshingura)
「浮絵忠臣蔵 初段」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 23.5 x 33.2 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25848
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Utagawa Kuninao ga
歌川国直画
歌川国直画
Marks
Artist's seals: Kuni, Nao
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.