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「誠忠義士傳 大星由良之助良雄 一」
No. 1, Ôboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den)
「誠忠義士傳 大星由良之助良雄 一」
Japanese
Edo period
1847 (Kôka 4), 7th month to 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.2 cm (14 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28938
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nat. Mus. of J. Hist., Nishiki-e wa ika ni tsukurareta ka (2009), #47; Weinberg, Kuniyoshi: The Faithful Samurai (2000), #I.1; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S54.1
DescriptionMFA impressions:
With number: *11.28666 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.28938, 11.45386.1
Without number: 11.21981, 11.28960
With number: *11.28666 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.28938, 11.45386.1
Without number: 11.21981, 11.28960
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Kinugasa
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、衣笠
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、衣笠
彫師：なし
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.