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「木曾街道六十九次之内 赤坂 光明皇后」
Akasaka: Empress Kômyô, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidô Road (Kisokaidô rokujûkyû tsugi no uchi)
「木曾街道六十九次之内 赤坂 光明皇后」
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.3 x 24.6 cm (13 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Thompson, Sixty-nine Stations (2009), #57; Keyes, Ainsworth cat. (1984), #544; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S74.58; Genshoku Ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 4 (1981), #182
DescriptionNo. 57 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.29009.58, 11.37113, 11.38972.58
MFA impressions: 11.29009.58, 11.37113, 11.38972.58
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 7
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：米良、渡辺、子七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：米良、渡辺、子七
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.