The Fight on the Roof of the Hôryûkaku, from The Tale of Eight Dogs (Hakkenden no uchi Hôryûkaku)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô)
(Japanese)
about 1836–37 (Tenpô 7–8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 36.8 x 76.3 cm (14 1/2 x 30 1/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.3209.63-5
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ProvenanceBy 1917, Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 – d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; April 5, 1917, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 5, 1917)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1842–43 (Tenpô 13–14)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1830–35 (Tenpô 1–6)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)