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「本朝武者鏡 怪童丸」
Kaidômaru, from the series Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami)
「本朝武者鏡 怪童丸」
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/8 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38114
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Suzuki 1992, #222; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S87.6
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.38114, 64.2389
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯四
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.