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「武田勇士揃」
The Brave Warriors of the Takeda Clan (Takeda yûshi soroe)
「武田勇士揃」
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.6 × 75.7 cm (14 7/16 × 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37425a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mus., Ukiyo-e sengoku emaki (2011), #14 (complete hexaptych)
DescriptionRight half of an incomplete hexaptych.
Signed
Gountei Sadahide ga (on each sheet)
五雲亭貞秀画
五雲亭貞秀画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Ox 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、丑十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、丑十一
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.