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Acts VII and VIII (Shichidanme, hachidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1790s–early 1800s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 33.1 x 22 cm (13 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print in the series: Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 4, Victoria and Albert Museum I (1989), pl. 116
DescriptionThe complete series of 6 sheets:
11.24985 Acts VII, VIII
11.24986 Act XI
11.24987 Acts V, VI
11.24988 Acts IX, X
11.24989 Acts I, II
11.24990 Acts III, IV
11.24985 Acts VII, VIII
11.24986 Act XI
11.24987 Acts V, VI
11.24988 Acts IX, X
11.24989 Acts I, II
11.24990 Acts III, IV
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.