Mitsuke, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

「東海道　見附」

Japanese

Edo period

1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number11.2179

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks, "When the Shogun...," Andon 81 (2007), #29 (76); Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #18-77

DescriptionMFA impressions:
One subtitle: 11.2179, 11.16654, 11.44752
Two subtitles: 11.16665, 11.44995, 11.45032, 2009.5009.77

Signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga
一英斎芳艶画

Marks Censor's seal: Boar 4 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥四改
彫師：なし