Act VII (top) and Act X (bottom), from the series Shadow Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura shichidanme kage-e, Chûshingura jûdanme kage-e)

Signed

San'yôsai ga 三洋斎画

Provenance

By 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.

Credit Line

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Japanese, Meiji era, 1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 4th month

• Artist San'yôsai, Japanese, active 1868
• Publisher Sanoya Sadakichi (Sadashichi), Japanese

Collections

Asia

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Prints