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「教訓善悪図解 貫業ナ職工」（善） 「教訓善悪図解 頑固ナ職工」（悪）
Good (above): Industrious Workmen (Kangyo na shokkô); Evil (below): Obstreperous Workmen (Ganko na shokkô); from the series Lessons in Good and Evil Through Pictures (Kyôkun zen'aku zukai)
「教訓善悪図解 貫業ナ職工」（善） 「教訓善悪図解 頑固ナ職工」（悪）
Japanese
Meiji era
1880 (Meiji 13), November
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two horizontal chûban on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 34.8 x 23.3 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37689
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
Inscriptions“ナア八、こんどのこのしごとぢやアおやかたにまうけさしてやりてへなア”
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.