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芙蓉
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 31.7 x 11.1 cm (12 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.2115
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ôta Mem. Mus., Hiroshige kachôga ten (1997), #50; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), pl. 161
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.2115, 21.8049
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Censor's seal: Mera
No blockcutter's mark
改印:米良
彫師:なし
InscriptionsPoem: Yoi kaze ni/ tô o torarekeri/ natsu zashiki
よい風に 灯をとられけり 夏座敷