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「本能寺合戦之図」
The Battle at Honnô-ji Temple (Honnô-ji kassen no zu)
「本能寺合戦之図」
Utagawa Yoshimori (Japanese, 1830–1884)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Ta (Japanese)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Ta (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1869 (Meiji 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 × 73.5 cm (13 15/16 × 28 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34998.101a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Minami Kazuo, Ishin zen'ya no Edo shomin (1980), p. 195; Konishi, Nishiki-e bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 4 (1977), pp. 38-9; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 2 (1935), pp. 50-1
DescriptionFrom an album of satirical prints, 11.34998.1-112.
Signed
Sakurabô Yoshimori ga
さくら坊芳盛画
さくら坊芳盛画
Marks
Censor's seal: Snake 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印：巳正改
彫師：彫多
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印：巳正改
彫師：彫多
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.