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「墨戦之図」
DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012
The Ink Battle (Bokusen no zu)
「墨戦之図」
Japanese
Edo period
1843 (Tenpô 14), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 74.7 cm (14 3/8 x 29 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16529-31
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Minami, Edo no fûshiga (1997), pp. 110-11, fig. 26; Inagaki and Isao, Kuniyoshi no kyôga (1991), #77
DescriptionTriptych: *11.16529 (left), *11.16530 (center), *11.16531 (right)
MFA impressions: *11.16529-31 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.28786VR (11.28786, 11.28864, 11.28865), 11.28828-30, 11.36490a-c
MFA impressions: *11.16529-31 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.28786VR (11.28786, 11.28864, 11.28865), 11.28828-30, 11.36490a-c
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳戯画
一勇斎国芳戯画
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
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.