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「近江八景之内 三井晩鐘」
Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple (Mii banshô), from the series Eight Views of Ômi (Ômi hakkei no uchi)
「近江八景之内 三井晩鐘」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1834–35 (Tenpô 5–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.1 x 36.3 cm (9 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6796
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #68; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 246, horizontal ôban #28.7
DescriptionMFA impressions: *11.17251 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.17254, 21.6794, 21.6795, 21.6796
Poem translated in Forrer, Hiroshige (1997).
Poem translated in Forrer, Hiroshige (1997).
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame (combined with publisher's mark)
InscriptionsPoem: Omou sono/ akatsuki chigiru/ hajime zo to/ matsu kiku Mii no/ iriai no kane
思ふその 暁ちきる はしめそと まつきく三井の 入あいのかね
思ふその 暁ちきる はしめそと まつきく三井の 入あいのかね
ProvenanceMay 1915, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.