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「見立滑稽忠臣蔵」 大序ー三段目
Acts I, II, and III, from the series Comical Parodies of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Mitate Kokkei Chûshingura)
「見立滑稽忠臣蔵」 大序ー三段目
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–31 (Tenpô 1–2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.3 × 23.8 cm (13 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.27064
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hiraki Mus., Hiroshige no giga (2023), #87; Wijermans and Herwig, "Mitate kokkei Chûshingura," Andon 84 (2008), fig. 1, p. 51; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 252, ôban #26.1; Tanba 1965, #487
Signed
Hiroshige kyôga
広重狂画
広重狂画
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.