The Cave at Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sôshû Enoshima iwaya no zu), from the series Famous Places in Our Country (Honchô meisho)

「本朝名所　相州江ノ嶋岩屋ノ図」

Japanese

Edo period

about 1832 (Tenpô 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 21 x 34.3 cm (8 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8922

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 243, horizontal ôban #82.11

DescriptionOne of three designs thought to be the earliest in the series, designed several years before the others.
MFA impressions: 20.54, 21.8922

Signed Ichiryûsai Hiroshige ga
一立斎広重画

ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.