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「忠臣蔵夜討之図」
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
The Night Attack in Chûshingura (Chûshingura youchi no zu)
「忠臣蔵夜討之図」
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.5 x 49.2 cm (14 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36338a-b
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft and center sheets of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.27059-61, 11.36290a-c (complete triptych), *11.36338a-b (left and center sheets only; deaccessioned in 2019)
MFA impressions: 11.27059-61, 11.36290a-c (complete triptych), *11.36338a-b (left and center sheets only; deaccessioned in 2019)
Signed
Shigenobu ga (right sheet), Ichiryûsai mon Shigenobu ga (left sheet)
重宣画 一立斎門重宣画
重宣画 一立斎門重宣画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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.
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.