Act IX (Dai kudanme): Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III as Ôboshi Rikiya and Bandô Kamezô I as Kakogawa Honzô, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon chûshingura)
Utagawa Kuniaki II
(Japanese, 1835–1888)
Etsuka
(Japanese)
Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi)
(Japanese)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.36814
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Collections
ProvenanceBy 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.
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.
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1877 (Meiji 10), registered October 12
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 6th month
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1857 (Ansei 4), 5th month
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1880 (Meiji 13), September 8
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1877 (Meiji 10)
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 12th month
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 7th month