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「東海道名所之内 那智ノ瀧」
The collaborative Tōkaidō series of 1863 was the largest Tōkaidō series ever made. Some 162 designs depict not only the fifty-three official stopping places on the journey but also many sights in between. Nicknamed the “Processional Tōkaidō,” it shows the shogun’s procession along the great road, as well as side trips like this excursion to the Nachi Waterfall, south of Kyoto. In early editions of the print, white pigment mimicking the spray of the great waterfall has been spattered onto the paper by hand.
Nachi Waterfall (Nachi no taki), 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 meisho no uchi
「東海道名所之内 那智ノ瀧」
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 25 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16345
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The collaborative Tōkaidō series of 1863 was the largest Tōkaidō series ever made. Some 162 designs depict not only the fifty-three official stopping places on the journey but also many sights in between. Nicknamed the “Processional Tōkaidō,” it shows the shogun’s procession along the great road, as well as side trips like this excursion to the Nachi Waterfall, south of Kyoto. In early editions of the print, white pigment mimicking the spray of the great waterfall has been spattered onto the paper by hand.
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks, "When the Shogun...," Andon 81 (2007), #69 (154); Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #18-156; Oikawa, Clark & Forrer, Comic Genius: Kawanabe Kyôsai/Kyôsai giga kyôga ten (1996), #166
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16345, 11.22750, 11.44725, 11.44836, 2009.5009.153
Signed
Ôju Chikamaro
応需周麿
応需周麿
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 5 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥五改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥五改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.