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「東海道五十三次 由井 由井川」
Yui: The Yui River (Yui, Yuigawa), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi), also known as the Kyôka Tôkaidô
「東海道五十三次 由井 由井川」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 16.4 x 21.5 cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9125
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shuka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chuban #24.17
DescriptionNo. 17 in the series.
MFA impressions: 06.829.17, *11.2049 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.39940 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.45686 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9125, RES.53.161
MFA impressions: 06.829.17, *11.2049 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.39940 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.45686 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9125, RES.53.161
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Inscriptionsふみ込は草臥足も直るかや三里たけなる由井川の水 結城亭雛機
ProvenanceNovember 1912, 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.