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「鎌倉殿御能興行之図」
A Nô Performance for the Lord of Kamakura (Kamakura dono on-Nô kôgyô no zu)
「鎌倉殿御能興行之図」
Utagawa Yoshikata (Japanese, active about 1841–1864)
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei) (Japanese)
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 76.1 cm (14 3/4 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16301, 11.18143, 11.18144
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych (left half of hexaptych): 11.16301 (left), 11.18143 (center), 11.18144 (right)
Complete hexaptych: 11.16225VR (right half; 11.16625, 11.18139, 11.18140), 11.16301VR (left half; 11.16301, 11.18143, 11.18144)
MFA impressions of the hexaptych:
Right side: 11.16225VR (11.16625, 11.18139, 11.18140), 2009.5011.39a-c
Left side: 11.16301VR (11.16301, 11.18143, 11.18144), 2009.5011.40a-c
Complete hexaptych: 11.16225VR (right half; 11.16625, 11.18139, 11.18140), 11.16301VR (left half; 11.16301, 11.18143, 11.18144)
MFA impressions of the hexaptych:
Right side: 11.16225VR (11.16625, 11.18139, 11.18140), 2009.5011.39a-c
Left side: 11.16301VR (11.16301, 11.18143, 11.18144), 2009.5011.40a-c
Signed
Yoshikata gô (on left sheet)
芳形毫
芳形毫
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 3 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥三改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥三改
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.