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「太平記 足利尊氏の大軍を楠正行小勢にてうち破る図」
In the Taiheiki, the Great Army of Ashikaga Takauji Is Defeated by the Small Force of Kusunoki Masatsura (Taiheiki Ashikaga Takauji no daigun o Kusunoki Masatsura kozei ni te uchiyaburu zu)
「太平記 足利尊氏の大軍を楠正行小勢にてうち破る図」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.7 × 73.7 cm (14 7/16 × 29 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41384a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.41249a-c, 11.41384a-c
A disguised illustration of the story of Hideyoshi staring down Sakuma Morimasa.
A disguised illustration of the story of Hideyoshi staring down Sakuma Morimasa.
Signed
Ichimôsai Yoshitora ga (on right and center sheets only)
一猛斎芳虎画
一猛斎芳虎画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
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.