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「源平大合戦」
A Great Battle between the Minamoto and the Taira (Genpei ôgassen)
「源平大合戦」
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 34.5 x 73.6 cm (13 9/16 x 29 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38174a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
NHK, Yoshitsune ten (2005), #187; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T339, fig. 20
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 12
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：改、辰十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：改、辰十二
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.