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Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and Taira Clans (Genpei seisuiki)


「源平盛衰記」
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822–1866)
Publisher: Shimizuya Tsunejirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 × 70 cm (13 15/16 × 27 9/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37932a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga (on each sheet)
一英斎芳艶画
Marks Censor's seal: Hama
No blockcutter's mark
改印:浜
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.