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「道化仁王風神の角力」
Comical Sumô Wrestling Match between the Wind God and a Guardian King (Dôke Niô fûjin no sumô)
「道化仁王風神の角力」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1841 (Tenpô 12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Inagaki and Isao, Kuniyoshi no kyôga (1991), #170
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga
一勇斎国芳戯画
一勇斎国芳戯画
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.