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「奥州高館大合戦」
The Great Battle of Takadachi in Ôshû Province (Ôshû Takadachi ôgassen)
「奥州高館大合戦」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.7 x 76.2 cm (14 13/16 x 30 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1250, 00.1455, 00.1456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1250 (center), 00.1455 (right), 00.1456 (left)
MFA impressions: 00.1249 (center sheet only), 00.1250VR (00.1250, 00.1455, 00.1456; complete triptych)
MFA impressions: 00.1249 (center sheet only), 00.1250VR (00.1250, 00.1455, 00.1456; complete triptych)
Signed
Kunihisa ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right sheet), Toyokuni Monjin Kunihisa ga, in toshidama cartouche (on center sheet), Kunihisa ga (on left sheet)
国久画(年玉枠) 豊国門人国久画(年玉枠) 国久画
国久画(年玉枠) 豊国門人国久画(年玉枠) 国久画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳七
彫師：なし
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)