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Yume no Chôkichi, from the series Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (Biyû Suikoden)


「美勇水滸伝 夢の蝶吉」
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 24.4 x 17.9 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.35921
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionNo publisher's mark.
Signed Gyokuô Yoshitoshi hitsu
玉桜芳年筆
Marks Censor's seal: Tiger 12 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:寅十二改
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: January 19, 2005)

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.