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「忠臣蔵大序かげゑ」 「忠臣蔵四段目かげゑ」
Act I (top) and Act IV (bottom), from the series Shadow Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura daijo kage-e, Chûshingura yodanme kage-e)
「忠臣蔵大序かげゑ」 「忠臣蔵四段目かげゑ」
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 × 24.5 cm (13 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34998.91
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano et al., Chûshingura VII (2014), list #2-2250, photo p. 256
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.34998.91, 11.37453
From an album of satirical prints, 11.34998.1-112.
From an album of satirical prints, 11.34998.1-112.
Signed
San'yôsai ga
三洋斎画
三洋斎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 4 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰四改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰四改
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: September 29, 2004)
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.