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「敵討天之橋立 二編上之巻」 「おなじく下之巻」 表紙
Book covers for Katakiuchi Amanohashidate, Part 2, Vols. 1 and 2
「敵討天之橋立 二編上之巻」 「おなじく下之巻」 表紙
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two covers; 18.3 x 23.8 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45796.1a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
The book: Kokusho sômokuroku, rev. ed., vol. 2 (1989), p. 152; http://www.dh-jac.net/db1/books/results-thum.php?f1=mai05a07&f12=1&-sortField1=f8&-max=30&enter=maiduru
DescriptionBased on a kabuki play of 1860, also titled Katakiuchi Amanohashidate.
Author: Namiki Goryû (Namiki Gohei IV, 1829-1901)
並木五柳（四代目並木五瓶）
Author: Namiki Goryû (Namiki Gohei IV, 1829-1901)
並木五柳（四代目並木五瓶）
Signed
Goryû hen (?), Kunisada ga
五柳編ヵ、国貞画
五柳編ヵ、国貞画
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.