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「東都旧跡尽 隅田川 都鳥の古事」
The Sumida River: The Old Story of the Capital Birds (Sumidagawa, miyakodori no koji), from the series A Compendium of Historical Sites in the Eastern Capital (Tôto kyûseki zukushi)
「東都旧跡尽 隅田川 都鳥の古事」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 25.6 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #5.07, pl. 23; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 251, ôban #47.08
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Tanaka Heishirô
No blockcutter's mark
改印:田中
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印:田中
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.