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「川中嶋合戦」
The Battle of Kawanakajima (Kawanakajima kassen)
「川中嶋合戦」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Jōshūya Kinzō (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Publisher: Jōshūya Kinzō (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.3 x 75.9 cm (14 5/16 x 29 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38243a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mus., Ukiyo-e sengoku emaki (2011), #3; Nagoya City Mus., Takaki Shigeru Ukiyo-e Collection (2001), #97; Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003), #122; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T325, fig. 26
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 9
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、卯九
彫師：佐七刻
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、卯九
彫師：佐七刻
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.