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「教訓善悪図解 勤直の華族」（善） 「教訓善悪図解 放蕩なる華族」（悪）
Good (above): A Dignified Nobleman (Kinchoku no kazoku); Evil (below): A Dissipated Nobleman (Hôtô naru kazoku); from the series Lessons in Good and Evil Through Pictures (Kyôkun zen'aku zukai)
「教訓善悪図解 勤直の華族」（善） 「教訓善悪図解 放蕩なる華族」（悪）
Japanese
Meiji era
1880 (Meiji 13), February 23
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two horizontal chûban on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 35.8 x 23.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37688
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ryôdôjin Yoshitoshi giga (on each design)
両道人芳年戯画
両道人芳年戯画
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.