Telegraph Station at Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi denshinkyoku), from the series The Large Districts of Tokyo (Tôkyô kaku daiku no uchi) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Telegraph Station at Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi denshinkyoku), from the series The Large Districts of Tokyo (Tôkyô kaku daiku no uchi)

Telegraph Station at Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi denshinkyoku), from the series The Large Districts of Tokyo (Tôkyô kaku daiku no uchi)

「東京格大区之内　日本橋電信局」

Utagawa Kuniteru II (Kunitsuna II) (Japanese, 1830–1874)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1873 (Meiji 6)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 23.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.314

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Ichiyôsai Kuniteru ga
一曜斎国輝画

ProvenanceBetween 1985-1999, purchased by Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf from Japanese Gallery, 66D Kensington Church St., London; 2000, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2000)