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「程義経恋源（ほどよしつねこいのみなもと） 一代鏡 三略伝 大物のうらによし経騶従（しゅうじゅう）難風にあいたまふ」
In Daimotsu Bay, Yoshitsune and His Followers Encounter a Severe Storm (Daimotsu no ura ni Yoshitsune shûjû nanpû ni aitamau), from the series Mirror of the Life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the Wellspring of Romance (Hodo Yoshitsune koi no minamoto ichidai kagami, sanryakuden)
「程義経恋源（ほどよしつねこいのみなもと） 一代鏡 三略伝 大物のうらによし経騶従（しゅうじゅう）難風にあいたまふ」
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 x 25.3 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30345
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003), #84; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S65.15
DescriptionMinamoto no Yoshitsune and Musashibô Benkei confront the vengeful ghosts of the defeated Taira warriors.
Signed
Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga
朝櫻楼国芳画
朝櫻楼国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, Ox 1
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、丑正
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、丑正
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.