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「通俗西遊記（つうぞくさいゆうき）」
Bajie in Fish Form with the Seven Female Demons, from the series The Journey to the West, A Popular Version (Tsûzoku Saiyûki)
「通俗西遊記（つうぞくさいゆうき）」
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 x 24.2 cm (14 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39787
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.37758, 11.39787
A scene from Ch. 72 of the sixteenth-century Chinese fantasy novel, The Journey to the West (Ch. Xiyouji, J. Saiyûki).
A scene from Ch. 72 of the sixteenth-century Chinese fantasy novel, The Journey to the West (Ch. Xiyouji, J. Saiyûki).
Signed
Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga
一魁斎芳年画
一魁斎芳年画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：丑二改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：丑二改
彫師：なし
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.