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「誠忠義士傳 不羽勝右衛門正種 四」
No. 4, Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den)
「誠忠義士傳 不羽勝右衛門正種 四」
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; 36.4 x 25.9 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28962
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Weinberg, Kuniyoshi: The Faithful Samurai (2000), #I.4; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S54.4
DescriptionMFA impressions:
With number: 11.28929, 11.28962, 11.45386.4
Without number: 11.21977, 11.28936
With number: 11.28929, 11.28962, 11.45386.4
Without number: 11.21977, 11.28936
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Muramatsu, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
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.