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「復讎義士銘々伝 二十中 木羅上野介義英」 「復讎義士銘々伝 二十下 竹林田唯七隆重」
Kira Kôzuke no suke Yoshihide (R) and Takebayashi Tadashichi Takashige (L), from the series The Vengence of Each of the Loyal Retainers (Fukushû gishi meimeiden)
「復讎義士銘々伝 二十中 木羅上野介義英」 「復讎義士銘々伝 二十下 竹林田唯七隆重」
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 34.9 × 48.5 cm (13 3/4 × 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22600-1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych (C and R sheets of incomplete triptych): 11.22600 (right), 11.22601 (left)
The sheets are labelled "No. 20, Middle" (R) and "No. 20, Last" (L).
The sheets are labelled "No. 20, Middle" (R) and "No. 20, Last" (L).
Signed
Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu (on each sheet)
魁斎芳年筆
魁斎芳年筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰七改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰七改
彫師：なし
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.