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「道化てうちん蔵初段」 「道化てうちんぐら二段目」 （てうちん＝提燈）
Act I and Act II in the series A Comical Chûshingura of Lanterns (Dôke chôchin-gura)
「道化てうちん蔵初段」 「道化てうちんぐら二段目」 （てうちん＝提燈）
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two horizontal chûban on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 35.4 x 23.3 cm (13 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36757
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi hitsu
一勇斎国芳筆
一勇斎国芳筆
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
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.