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No. 23, Fujieda: Fording the Seto River (Fujieda, Setogawa kachiwatari), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojûsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tôkaidô


「五十三次名所図会 二十三 藤枝 せと川かち渡り」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 7th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.9 x 24.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5268
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 252, ôban #24.23
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16916, 11.30273, 21.5267, 21.5268
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、卯七
彫師:なし
ProvenanceNovember 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at the Metzgar sale; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.