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「東海道五十三次 藤川」
Fujikawa, 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 藤川」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 15 x 20.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9146
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #114; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #24.38
DescriptionNo. 38 in the series.
MFA impressions: 06.829.38, *11.39925 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.39957 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9146, RES.53.173
Poem translated in Forrer, Hiroshige (1997).
MFA impressions: 06.829.38, *11.39925 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.39957 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9146, RES.53.173
Poem translated in Forrer, Hiroshige (1997).
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: (kiwame; in lower left margin, cut off of this impression)
改印：（極）
改印：（極）
Inscriptions行過旅人とめて宿引の袖にまつはるふぢ川の駅 常盤園繁窮
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.