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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; 35.3 × 73.6 cm (13 7/8 × 29 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22911-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e daijiten (2008), p. 542
DescriptionTriptych: 11.22911 (left), 11.22912 (center), 11.22913 (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 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.