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「春景駒の戯」
A Spring Scene: The Games of Chess Pieces (Shunkei koma no tawamure)
「春景駒の戯」
Katsukawa Shuntei III (Japanese, 1837–1902)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban hexaptych; 37.5 x 155.5 cm (14 3/4 x 61 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37483a-f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe battle of Toba-Fushimi enacted by chess pieces.
Signed
Shinshuntei hatsuhanga (on left sheet)
辰春亭 初版画
辰春亭 初版画
Marks
No publisher's mark
版元：なし
版元：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.