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「諸国六玉川 紀伊高野」
The Kôya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Kôya), from the series Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa)
「諸国六玉川 紀伊高野」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, creped; 21.2 x 14.8 cm (8 1/3 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Yonemura et al., Masterful Illusions (2002), #127; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 252, ôban #29.2
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19985 (creped), 21.6625
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十一
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.