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「寅 英雄大倭十二士 和藤内」
Tiger (Tora): Watônai, from the series Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Eiyû Yamato jûnishi)
「寅 英雄大倭十二士 和藤内」
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), intercalary 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 24.7 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26796
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S84.3
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.26796 (color), 11.38156 (key block)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger intercalary 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅壬七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅壬七
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.