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「阿武松」、「荒馬」、「三ヶ関」、「行司木村庄之助」
Cutout Figures of Sumô Wrestlers Abumatsu, Arauma, Mitsugaseki, and Referee (Gyôji) Kimura Shônosuke
「阿武松」、「荒馬」、「三ヶ関」、「行司木村庄之助」
Utagawa Kunitora (Japanese, active early 19th century)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 27.6 cm (14 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30473
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunitora ga (at lower right)
国虎画
国虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.