The Mansion of Watanabe (Watanabe yakata no zu), possibly from the series Ancient and Modern Heroes (Kokon yûshi-zoroe)

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The Mansion of Watanabe (Watanabe yakata no zu), possibly from the series Ancient and Modern Heroes (Kokon yûshi-zoroe)

古今勇士揃　「ハタナベヤカタノヅ」

Utagawa Toyoharu (Japanese, 1735–1814)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 12.2 x 16.8 cm (4 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Credit Line Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24

Accession NumberRES.54.83

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionRES.54.82 and RES.54.83 may be from the same series, showing different scenes in the same story. The beginning of the story is shown in RES.54.81, which has the series title Ancient and Modern Heroes (Kokon yûshi-zoroe).

Signed Utagawa Toyoharu ga
歌川豊春画

Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)