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「本朝名所 相州江ノ嶋岩屋ノ図」
The Cave at Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima iwaya no zu), from the series Famous Places in Our Country (Honchō meisho)
「本朝名所 相州江ノ嶋岩屋ノ図」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832 (Tenpō 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ōban; 24.3 x 37.2 cm (9 9/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession Number20.54
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #108; Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 243, horizontal ōban #82.11
DescriptionOne of three designs thought to be the earliest in the series, designed several years before the others.
MFA impressions: 20.54, 21.8922
MFA impressions: 20.54, 21.8922
Signed
Ichiryūsai Hiroshige ga
一立斎広重画
一立斎広重画
ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)