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太宗寺の閻魔
The Statue of Enma, King of Hell, at Taisô-ji Temple
太宗寺の閻魔
Japanese
Edo period
1847 (Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.1 cm (14 9/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44680
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Ukiyoeshitachi no shinbutsu (1999), #96 (version by Kuniteru); other versions: Tomizawa, Nishiki-e no chikara (2005), p. 53; Ono, Kawaraban monogatari (1960), p. 315
DescriptionMFA versions: 11.42049, 11.44680 (different blocks)
Recut (pirated?) editions of a design by Utagawa Kuniteru.
On the 6th day of the 3rd month, Kôka 4 (1847), thieves entered the temple and attempted to pry out one of the crystal eyes of the image on Enma. According to rumor, they were foiled by Enma himself.
Recut (pirated?) editions of a design by Utagawa Kuniteru.
On the 6th day of the 3rd month, Kôka 4 (1847), thieves entered the temple and attempted to pry out one of the crystal eyes of the image on Enma. According to rumor, they were foiled by Enma himself.
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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.