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「五十三次名所図会 四十五 石薬師 義経さくら範頼の祠」
The tree and the small shrine are dedicated to the
memory of two 12th-century warriors, Minamoto
Yoshitsune and Minamoto Noriyori, both younger
brothers of the first shogun, Minamoto Yoritomo.
The tree is said to be descended from a discarded
cherry branch that had been used as a horse whip
when the Minamoto brothers rode from eastern to
western Japan to defeat the Taira clan in the great
civil war.
No. 45, Ishiyakushi: Yoshitsune's Cherry Tree and the Shrine of Noriyori (Ishiyakushi, Yoshitsune sakura Noriyori no hokora), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojûsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tôkaidô
「五十三次名所図会 四十五 石薬師 義経さくら範頼の祠」
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.6 x 24.6 cm (14 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30295
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The tree and the small shrine are dedicated to the
memory of two 12th-century warriors, Minamoto
Yoshitsune and Minamoto Noriyori, both younger
brothers of the first shogun, Minamoto Yoritomo.
The tree is said to be descended from a discarded
cherry branch that had been used as a horse whip
when the Minamoto brothers rode from eastern to
western Japan to defeat the Taira clan in the great
civil war.
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 252, ôban #24.45
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16805, 11.30295, 21.5286
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯七
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.