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「東海道五十三次 関」
Seki, 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 関」
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 20.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #24.48
DescriptionNo. 48 in the series.
MFA impressions: 06.829.48, *06.1173 (deaccessioned in 2019), *06.1704 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.42906 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.45715 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9156
MFA impressions: 06.829.48, *06.1173 (deaccessioned in 2019), *06.1704 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.42906 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.45715 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9156
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くゞつめに引とめられて定宿の言訳くらき関の旅人 森の屋御影
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.