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「千年川竜蔵」
Sumô Wrestler Chitosegawa Ryûzô
「千年川竜蔵」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi (Japanese)
Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 × 25.6 cm (14 9/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38965
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche
国貞画(年玉枠)
国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 2 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Nidaime Hori Take
改印：戌二改
彫師：二代目彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Nidaime Hori Take
改印：戌二改
彫師：二代目彫竹
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.