MFA impressions: 11.29790, 11.42461 From a series jointly designed by Kunisada and Kuniyoshi, with insets by various pupils of the two main artists.
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on main image), Toyokuni monjin Kunimaro ga (on inset) 一陽斎豊国画、豊国門人国麿画
Marks
Censor's seal: Watanabe
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: August 3, 1911) 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, about 1845 (Kôka 2)
- Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Japanese, 1786–1864
- Other artist Utagawa Kunimaro I, Japanese, active about 1850–1875
- Publisher Jôshûya Jûzô / Jûbei (Kinjûdô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S36.51
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 24.8 cm (14 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Accession Number
11.29790
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper