Actor Ôtani Tomoemon V as Uji no Jôetsu, from the series Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil (Zen'aku kijin kagami)

Signed

Kunichika hitsu

Marks

Blockcutter's mark: Uemura Hori Yasu tô

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, Edo period–Meiji era, 1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1)

• Artist Toyohara Kunichika, Japanese, 1835–1900
• Publisher Tsunoi, Japanese
• Blockcutter Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu), Japanese

Collections

Asia

Classifications

Prints