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「鎮西八郎為朝弓勢之図」
The Powerful Archery of Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo (Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo yunzei no zu)
「鎮西八郎為朝弓勢之図」
Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (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; 37.4 × 75.2 cm (14 3/4 × 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1272, 00.1274, 00.1275
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Haubner, Die Macht des Bogens (2014), pp. 86-7
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1272 (left), 00.1274 (right), 00.1275 (center)
Signed
Yoshitora ga (on each sheet)
芳虎画
芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fuka-chô (on right and center sheets), Horikô Chô (on left sheet)
改印：酉正改
彫師：彫工深長 彫工長
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fuka-chô (on right and center sheets), Horikô Chô (on left sheet)
改印：酉正改
彫師：彫工深長 彫工長
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)