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「東海道五十三次之内 日本橋 朝之景」
Nihonbashi: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tôkaidô or Great Tôkaidô
「東海道五十三次之内 日本橋 朝之景」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1833–34 (Tenpô 4–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 23.8 x 36.2 cm (9 3/8 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5088
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 245, horizontal ôban #55.01
DescriptionNo. 01 in the series, first version; co-published by Hôeidô and Senkakudô.
MFA impressions:
First version: *06.2553 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.23079, 11.30185, 11.42902, 21.5088, 21.5089
Second version: *11.17298 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.17299 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.26097, 21.5087, 2009.2411.1, RES.53.150
MFA impressions:
First version: *06.2553 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.23079, 11.30185, 11.42902, 21.5088, 21.5089
Second version: *11.17298 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.17299 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.26097, 21.5087, 2009.2411.1, RES.53.150
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
Collector's seal: (unread)
改印：極
Collector's seal: (unread)
改印：極
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.