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「善悪三十六美人 阿英の方」
Kahide no kata, from the series Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties (Zen-aku sanjûroku bijin)
「善悪三十六美人 阿英の方」
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Takekawa Seikichi (Sawamuraya Seikichi) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Asai Ginjirô (Hori Gin) (Japanese, 1844–1894)
Publisher: Takekawa Seikichi (Sawamuraya Seikichi) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Asai Ginjirô (Hori Gin) (Japanese, 1844–1894)
Japanese
Meiji era
1876 (Meiji 9), March
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 24.3 cm (14 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44431
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Tokyo Metropolitan Library db 079-006
Signed
Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
豊原国周筆
豊原国周筆
Marks
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Gin
彫師：彫工銀
彫師：彫工銀
Inscriptions「旧ハ猟師弥次兵衛の娘なれども紅陽法師の怨霊皮肉に分いりて黒田の家を絶さんと右衛門の佐を色に＃らし毛谷主水とひそかに通じ種々悪計を回す内同じ愛妾於梅の方と於英が同月孕身となりしを嫉くおもひお梅の方を祷り殺さんと福岡城外昼だに凄き丹後沢木立明神へ夜参り為を石堂帯刀に怪しまれ既に捕へられんとせし袖を振切り百間樋を渡りて逃しも紅陽法師のあく霊お英を守る故にとそ 東竜斎貞玉誌」
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.