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「近江八景之内 瀬田夕照」
Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekishô), from the series Eight Views of Ômi (Ômi hakkei no uchi)
「近江八景之内 瀬田夕照」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1834–35 (Tenpô 5–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.3 x 37.4 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6802
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #70; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 246, horizontal ôban #28.5
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1496, 11.17242, 21.6801, 21.6802
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
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem: Tsuyu shigure/ moru yama tôku/ sugikitsutsu/ yûhi no wataru/ Seta no nagahashi
露しくれ 守やまとおく 過木つゝ 夕日のわたる 勢多の長はし
露しくれ 守やまとおく 過木つゝ 夕日のわたる 勢多の長はし
ProvenanceJanuary 1914, 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.