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「木曾山中 樋口兼光大狒々退治（ひぐちかねみつおほざるたいぢ）」
In the Kiso Mountains, Higuchi Kanemitsu Defeats a Giant Ape (Kiso sanchû Higuchi Kanemitsu ôzaru taiji)
「木曾山中 樋口兼光大狒々退治（ひぐちかねみつおほざるたいぢ）」
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822–1866)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.6 × 74.9 cm (14 7/16 × 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1378-80
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e daijiten (2008), p. 542
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1378 (center), 00.1379 (left), 00.1380 (right)
MFA impressions: 00.1378-80, 11.22911-3
The name of the monster given in the title box on the right sheet is glossed "ôzaru" but written with characters that would normally be read "ôhihi;" a variant of this pronunciation is given in the label beside the image of the creature on the left sheet, reading "ôhishi." Now the modern word for a baboon, "hihi" also indicates a traditional ape-like monster.
MFA impressions: 00.1378-80, 11.22911-3
The name of the monster given in the title box on the right sheet is glossed "ôzaru" but written with characters that would normally be read "ôhihi;" a variant of this pronunciation is given in the label beside the image of the creature on the left sheet, reading "ôhishi." Now the modern word for a baboon, "hihi" also indicates a traditional ape-like monster.
Signed
Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga (on each sheet)
一英斎芳艶画
一英斎芳艶画
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 8
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Kane
改印：午八
彫師：彫工兼
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Kane
改印：午八
彫師：彫工兼
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)