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「宇治川合戦之図」
The Battle of the Uji River (Ujikawa kassen no zu)
「宇治川合戦之図」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.3 x 74.7 cm (14 5/16 x 29 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38189a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Kuniyoshi & Kunisada (2016), #34; Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003), #69; Nagoya City Mus., Takaki Shigeru Ukiyo-e Collection (2001), #70; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T217, and pl. 60
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16565-7, 11.38189a-c
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、吉村
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、吉村
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.