The Story of Jiraiya, a Strange Tale of Revenge: Vengence at Shichiri-ga-hama in Sagami Province (Katakiuchi kidan Jiraiya monogatari, Sôshû Shichiri-ga-hama fukushû no zu)

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The Story of Jiraiya, a Strange Tale of Revenge: Vengence at Shichiri-ga-hama in Sagami Province (Katakiuchi kidan Jiraiya monogatari, Sôshû Shichiri-ga-hama fukushû no zu)

「報仇奇談自來也話　相州七里ヶ濱復讐之図」

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 74.4 cm (14 5/8 x 29 5/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession Number00.1123-5

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T356

DescriptionTriptych: 00.1123 (center), 00.1124 (left), 00.1125 (right)

Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画

Marks Censor's seal: Chicken 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉正改
彫師：なし

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)