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「立見少尉豪膽之圖」
The Fearlessness of Major General Tachimi (Tachimi shôshô gôtan no zu)
「立見少尉豪膽之圖」
Japanese
Meiji era
1895 (Meiji 28)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 × 74.6 cm (14 9/16 × 29 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39163a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks, Japanese Woodblock Prints (2010), p. 273; Swinton, In Battle's Light (Worcester, 1991), #43; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 7 (1936), pp. 112-3
DescriptionThe title inscription continues: Advancing, he takes a stronghold by storm. Retreating, he takes care of his soldiers. Brave general of the Sakunei branch. Be it a village with bright blossoms or be it a hazy moonlit night, he sleeps peacefully under a pine tree, taking his own life lightly. (Susumite kenjô o nuki shirizokite hei o busu. Sakunei shitai shôgun no ei. Seisei-taru hanazato oboro no tsuki. Shizuka ni shoka ni nemurite isshin o karon zu.)
MFA impressions: 11.39163a-c, 2000.437a-c, RES.23.297-9
MFA impressions: 11.39163a-c, 2000.437a-c, RES.23.297-9
Signed
Ôju Toshikata e
応需年方絵
応需年方絵
Marks
Artist's seal: Toshikata
画家の印章: 年方
画家の印章: 年方
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.