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「東海道 三十六 五十三次之内 赤坂」
No. 36 - Akasaka, from the series The Tôkaidô Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tôkaidô - Gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
「東海道 三十六 五十三次之内 赤坂」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1850–51 (Kaei 3–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 16 x 22.1 cm (6 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9096
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #23.36
DescriptionStation no. 37 in the usual order. Since Shimada (no. 24) and Kanaya (no. 25) are combined in one design in this series, all numbers from 25 on are one less than the usual number for that station.
MFA impressions: 06.1438, 11.26180, 21.1906, 2009.5010.35, 2019.1974.36
MFA impressions: 06.1438, 11.26180, 21.1906, 2009.5010.35, 2019.1974.36
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, 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.