Goningiri suika no tachiuri (The Watermelon Seller Cuts Down Five Men)
Eishôsai Chôki
(Japanese, active about 1780–1810)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
(Japanese, 1761–1816)
Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô)
(Japanese)
1804 (Kyôwa 4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions17.8 x 12.7 cm (7 x 5 in.); kohon
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number1997.352
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.
Eishôsai Chôki
1801 (Kansei 13)
Eishôsai Chôki
Eishôsai Chôki