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「江都名所 かすみがせき」
Kasumigaseki (with bubbles), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kôto meisho)
「江都名所 かすみがせき」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.3 x 37.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #49.4, pl. 456; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #11.05 (bubbles)
DescriptionThere are two versions of the Kasumigaseki design, both with the title spelled out completely in hiragana.
With kites in the background: *06.588 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17220, 21.8920, 54.393
With soap bubbles blown from a bubble pipe: *06.1088 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.39256, 20.48, 21.8897, 21.8898
With kites in the background: *06.588 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17220, 21.8920, 54.393
With soap bubbles blown from a bubble pipe: *06.1088 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.39256, 20.48, 21.8897, 21.8898
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.