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「下野の国 奈須の原 九尾の悪狐退治」
The Defeat of the Evil Nine-tailed Fox on Nasu Moor in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke no kuni Nasu no hara kyûbi no akko no taiji no zu)
「下野の国 奈須の原 九尾の悪狐退治」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.3 x 75.6 cm (14 5/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.3209.69-71
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Suzuki et al., Utagawa Kuniyoshi ten (1996), #37; Suzuki 1992, #98; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #T24
DescriptionTriptych: 17.3209.69 (left), 17.3209.70 (center), 17.3209.71 (right)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 1917, Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 – d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; April 5, 1917, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 5, 1917)