Acts I to IV, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura, daijo, nidanme, sandanme, yodanme)
Utagawa Yoshitora
(Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
Yorozuya Magobei (Ôkura Magobei, Kin'eidô)
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsFour vertical yotsugiri on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 35.6 × 23.5 cm (14 × 9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.41415
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
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 Yoshitora
1870 (Meiji 3), 8th month
Utagawa Yoshitora
1874 (Meiji 7), February
Utagawa Yoshitora
late 1870s
Utagawa Yoshitora
1855 (Ansei 2), 5th month
Utagawa Yoshitora
1855 (Ansei 2), 5th month
Utagawa Yoshitora
1857 (Ansei 4), 3rd month
Utagawa Yoshitora
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 10th month
Utagawa Yoshitora
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)