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土蜘蛛退治
Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raikô) and His Retainers Attacking the Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo)
土蜘蛛退治
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) (Japanese, 1764–1824)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1787–90 (Tenmei 7–Kansei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban diptych; 31 x 44.5 cm (12 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.184-5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych (two sheets of incomplete triptych): 54.184 (left), 54.185 (right)
Signed
Masayoshi ga (on each sheet)
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)