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里見八犬伝 「犬田小文吾」
Inuta Kobungo, from an untitled series of Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi
里見八犬伝 「犬田小文吾」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 25.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43792
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark "Man."
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga
香蝶楼豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: Mura
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村
彫師：なし
Inscriptions「里見八犬士一固にて行徳商家古名古屋文五兵衛子なり 長禄三年の生れ 生長力量たくましく武術達し侠勇仁信ありて見八と兄弟の契儀を結ひ 広野を急く旅中老猪に出合これを打とめ 其後毒婦船虫に災ひせられしが石浜の城中にて犬坂毛野に危難をすくはるゝ」
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.