MFA impressions: With number: 11.28966, 11.45386.8 Without number: 11.21973
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga 一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Yoshimura, Muramatsu
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, 1847 (Kôka 4), 7th month to 12th month
- Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797–1861
- Publisher Ebiya Rinnosuke, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Weinberg, Kuniyoshi: The Faithful Samurai (2000), #I.8; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S54.8
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.9 x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Accession Number
11.21973
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper