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「江戸近郊八景 飛鳥山暮雪」
Twilight Snow at Asuka Hill (Asukayama no bosetsu), from the series Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinkô hakkei no uchi)
「江戸近郊八景 飛鳥山暮雪」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1837–38 (Tenpô 8–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 37 cm (9 15/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5232
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Mus., Ukiyo-e bi no kiwami (Baur coll. exh. cat., 2001), #175; Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #66; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #06.2
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5229, 21.5231, 21.5232
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
InscriptionsPoem by Nomimasu
ProvenanceJune 23, 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Sotheby's; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.