The Syllable Ne: Mase Magoshirôki no Masatatsu, from the series Biographies of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi meimeiden)

Signed

Kinchôrô Yoshitora ga 錦朝楼芳虎画

Marks

Artist's seal: kiri

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, 1866 (Keiô 2), 5th month

• Artist Utagawa Yoshitora, Japanese, active about 1836–1887
• Publisher Daikokuya Kinnosuke (Kinjirô), Japanese

Collections

Asia

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Prints