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「江戸近郊八景 行徳帰帆」
Returning Sails at Gyôtoku (Gyôtoku no kihan), from the series Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinkô hakkei no uchi)
「江戸近郊八景 行徳帰帆」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1837–38 (Tenpô 8–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 21.8 x 34.6 cm (8 9/16 x 13 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5230
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Mus., Ukiyo-e bi no kiwami (Baur coll. exh. cat., 2001), #179; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #6.4
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5230, 21.5234
The first edition of this series was privately commissioned for the poetry club headed by Taihaidô Nomimasu. This is the second edition, with slightly more worn blocks and fewer poems included in each design.
The first edition of this series was privately commissioned for the poetry club headed by Taihaidô Nomimasu. This is the second edition, with slightly more worn blocks and fewer poems included in each design.
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.