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「信州川中島百勇将戦之内 拾六才初陣 真田喜兵衛昌幸」
In His First Battle at the Age of 16 (Jûrokusai shojin), Sanada Kihei Masayuki, from the series One Hundred Brave Generals at the Battle of Kawanakajima in Shinano Province (Shinshû Kawanakajima hyaku yûshô sen no uchi)
「信州川中島百勇将戦之内 拾六才初陣 真田喜兵衛昌幸」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845 (Kôka 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 x 25.1 cm (14 5/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37993
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003), #126; Nagoya City Mus., Takaki Shigeru Ukiyo-e Collection (2001), 101; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S34.7
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Fu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：普
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：普
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.
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.