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「会稽多賀誉 土佐座 敵討之段大切」
The Pride of the Taga Clan Erasing the Shame of Mount Kuaiji (Kaikei Taga no homare), at the Tosa Puppet Theater, The Grand Finale Revenge Scene (Tosaza, Katakiuchi no dan ôkiri)
「会稽多賀誉 土佐座 敵討之段大切」
Japanese
Edo period
1805 (Bunka 2), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 38 x 78.5 cm (14 15/16 x 30 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26931-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.26931 (right), 11.26932 (center), 11.26933 (left)
Kaikei Taga no Homare was a puppet play that premiered in 1797 (Kansei 9), at the Tosa Theater in Edo. If the dating of the censor's seal is correct, then this triptych must represent a slightly later production at the same theater.
Kabuki plays based on the same story include Chûkô Homare no Futamichi, 1792 (Kansei 4), Kado theater, Osaka; and Ehon Gappô-ga-tsuji, 1810 (Bunka 7), Ichimura Theater, Edo.
The grand finale fight scene takes place at the crossroads temple of Enma, King of Hell.
Kaikei Taga no Homare was a puppet play that premiered in 1797 (Kansei 9), at the Tosa Theater in Edo. If the dating of the censor's seal is correct, then this triptych must represent a slightly later production at the same theater.
Kabuki plays based on the same story include Chûkô Homare no Futamichi, 1792 (Kansei 4), Kado theater, Osaka; and Ehon Gappô-ga-tsuji, 1810 (Bunka 7), Ichimura Theater, Edo.
The grand finale fight scene takes place at the crossroads temple of Enma, King of Hell.
Signed
Shuntei ga (on each sheet)
春亭画
春亭画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, 12
改印：極、十弐
改印：極、十弐
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.