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「江戸近郊八景 玉川秋月」
Autumn Moon on the Tama River (Tamagawa no shûgetsu), from the series Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinkô hakkei no uchi)
「江戸近郊八景 玉川秋月」
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 Number21.5237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Mus., Ukiyo-e bi no kiwami (Baur coll. exh. cat., 2001), #181; Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #67; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #06.7
DescriptionThe 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
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.