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猪の早田の鵺退治
I no Hayata Killing the Nue Monster
猪の早田の鵺退治
Japanese
Edo period
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 22.7 x 18.2 cm (8 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30132
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Suzuki Harunobu (exh. cat., 2017), #47; Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #038; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 335; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), fig. 14 (WAM); Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #167, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 165
DescriptionNumbers for the long months appear on the warrior's clothing, and the short months on the monster's fur.
Signed
Kyosen renjû Tôshô kô
巨川連中棟松工
巨川連中棟松工
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.