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「撃剣会 榊原鍵吉」
Fencing Match at the School of Sakakibara Kenkichi (Gekkenkai Sakakibara Kenkichi)
「撃剣会 榊原鍵吉」
Japanese
Meiji era
1873 (Meiji 6), September
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.7 x 74.2 cm (14 7/16 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37575a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50046848.html
DescriptionSakakibara Kenkichi (1830–1894) was a noted teacher of swordfighting in the late Edo and early Meiji periods.
Signed
Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu (on left sheet only)
一魁斎芳年筆
一魁斎芳年筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 9 (or Chicken 4, but 9 is more likely)
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.