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「安房鳴門之風景」
View of the Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto no fûkei), from an untitled set of three triptychs
「安房鳴門之風景」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.8 x 75.5 cm (14 7/8 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Nellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number34.390a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #119; Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #119; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 249, ôban triptych #01
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.893-5, 21.7618-20, 34.390a-c
The set of three triptychs is often interpreted as representing the theme of Snow, Moon, and Flowers, with the whirlpools representing the flowers.
The set of three triptychs is often interpreted as representing the theme of Snow, Moon, and Flowers, with the whirlpools representing the flowers.
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu (on left sheet only)
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
彫師：なし
ProvenanceNellie Parney Carter (b. 1852 - d. 1933), Boston; 1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)