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Mitsuke: A Comic Scene from the Novel Hizakurige (Mitsuke, Hizakurige kokkei), no. 29 from the series Fifty-three Pairings fo


「東海道五十三対 見附」 「膝栗毛滑稽」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Enshûya Matabei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6558
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hiraki Mus., Hiroshige no giga (2023), #16; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S44.29; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 251, ôban #43.11
DescriptionFrom a series jointly designed by Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, and Kunisada.
Signed Hiroshige gihitsu
広重戯筆
Marks Censor's seal: Mura
No blockcutter's mark
改印:村
彫師:なし
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.