Minamoto Ushiwakamaru and Musashibô Benkei, from the series Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage (Buei môyû kagami)

「武英猛勇鏡　源牛若丸　武蔵坊弁慶」

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Iseya Sanjirô (Eijudô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1836 (Tenpô 7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.3 cm (14 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik

Accession Number64.2390

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003), #59; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S7.5

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16466, 64.2390

Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

Provenance1964, bequest of Maxim Karolik (1893-1963) to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1964)