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東海道 彩色摺 五十三次 「ちりう」
Chiryû, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road Printed in Color (Tôkaidô saishikizuri gojûsan tsugi)
東海道 彩色摺 五十三次 「ちりう」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical mameban (1/16 ôban); 9.2 x 6.2 cm (3 5/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20272
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 226, vertical koban #2.40
DescriptionNo. 40 in the series. Title and publisher (Tsuruya Kinsuke) given on the wrapper, 11.19947 and 21.10397.
MFA impressions: 11.20272, 21.10380
MFA impressions: 11.20272, 21.10380
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.