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「木曾街道六拾九次之内 長久保」
The Kisokaidō Road ran between the cities of Edo (modern Tokyo) and Kyoto, but it took the mountainous interior route rather than the coastal route of the more famous Tōkaidō Road. Although only samurai were permitted to ride their own horses, commoners could rent horses at the post stations to carry their luggage, or even ride on them if a packhorse-driver led the horse. As the sun sets over the country town of Nagakubo, a local boy imitates the travelers by climbing on the back of his obliging dog, while a puppy and another boy watch.
No. 28, Nagakubo, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidô Road (Kisokaidô rokujûkyû tsugi no uchi)
「木曾街道六拾九次之内 長久保」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–38 (Tenpô 6–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.5 x 37.3 cm (9 2/3 x 14 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30373
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The Kisokaidō Road ran between the cities of Edo (modern Tokyo) and Kyoto, but it took the mountainous interior route rather than the coastal route of the more famous Tōkaidō Road. Although only samurai were permitted to ride their own horses, commoners could rent horses at the post stations to carry their luggage, or even ride on them if a packhorse-driver led the horse. As the sun sets over the country town of Nagakubo, a local boy imitates the travelers by climbing on the back of his obliging dog, while a puppy and another boy watch.
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 246, horizontal ôban #33.28
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.25146, 11.30373, 21.5177, 21.5178, 21.5179
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
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.