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「諸国六十八景 土佐 龍串」
No. 57, Tatsukushi in Tosa Province (Tosa Tatsukushi), from the series Sixty-eight Views of the Various Provinces (Shokoku rokujû-hakkei)
「諸国六十八景 土佐 龍串」
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25 x 18.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20508
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo publisher's mark on this impression.
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：戌二改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：戌二改
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.