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「名将四天鏡 新田義貞朝臣」
Nitta Yoshisada Ason, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals with Their Four Top Retainers (Meishô Shiten kagami)
「名将四天鏡 新田義貞朝臣」
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 24.4 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38076
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionGiven that the censor's seal dates it after the artist's death, this print appears to be either a posthumous edition from a design by Kuniyoshi or an outright forgery by an anonymous pupil.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 8 aratame
No bockcutter's mark
改印：亥八改
彫師：なし
No bockcutter's mark
改印：亥八改
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.