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「東海道五十三次 日本橋」
Nihonbashi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi), also known as the Kyôka Tôkaidô
「東海道五十三次 日本橋」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 17 x 22.9 cm (6 11/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.829.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #24.01
DescriptionNo. 1 in the series.
MFA impressions: 06.829.1, *11.45676 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9109
MFA impressions: 06.829.1, *11.45676 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9109
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem by Anoya Yukihisa: Nihonbashi/ tada hitosuji ni/ miyako made/ tôkute chikaki/ harugasumi kana
日本橋たヾ一すぢに都まで遠くて近きはるがすみかな あのや幸久
日本橋たヾ一すぢに都まで遠くて近きはるがすみかな あのや幸久
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross.