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鎮西八郎為朝伊豆の大島にて討手の兵船を射る
At Izu no Ôshima, Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo Shoots an Enemy Ship with an Arrow
鎮西八郎為朝伊豆の大島にて討手の兵船を射る
Japanese
Edo period
about 1843–44 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 75.7 cm (14 9/16 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39565a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003), #43; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #s T113 and T140, and pl. 47
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16535-7 (Tsujiya edition, with simplified title), 11.39565a-c, 11.41068a-c
Robinson considers the edition with the shorter title to be slightly earlier, but comparison of the MFA impressions suggest that the edition with the long descriptive title is the earliest.
Unidentified publisher's mark.
Robinson considers the edition with the shorter title to be slightly earlier, but comparison of the MFA impressions suggest that the edition with the long descriptive title is the earliest.
Unidentified publisher's mark.
Signed
Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga (on left and right sheets), Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on center sheet)
朝櫻楼国芳画 一勇斎国芳画
朝櫻楼国芳画 一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Hama
Blockcutter's mark: Sugawa Renkichi horikô (on right sheet)
改印：浜
彫師：須川廉吉彫工
Blockcutter's mark: Sugawa Renkichi horikô (on right sheet)
改印：浜
彫師：須川廉吉彫工
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.