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「忠臣蔵十一段目両国橋勢揃図」
Act XI of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers: The Rônin Assemble at Ryôgoku Bridge (Chûshingura jûichidanme Ryôgoku-bashi sei-soroi zu)
「忠臣蔵十一段目両国橋勢揃図」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1827–30 (Bunsei 10–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 71.1 cm (14 1/8 x 28 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38204a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nagoya City Mus., Takaki Shigeru Ukiyo-e Collection (2001), #30; Suzuki 1992, #93; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T14
DescriptionMark of publisher Kagaya Kichiemon at far left edge, cut off of this impression.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
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.