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「東海道 一 五十三次之内 日本橋」
No. 1 - Nihonbashi, from the series The Tôkaidô Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tôkaidô - Gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tôkaidô
「東海道 一 五十三次之内 日本橋」
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 11.5 x 17.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9165
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 233, horizontal yotsugiri #31.01
DescriptionFrom a set of 56 small designs, printed four to a sheet on 14 horizontal ôban sheets.
MFA impressions: 21.9165, 21.9166
MFA impressions: 21.9165, 21.9166
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Hama
No blockcutter's mark
改印:浜
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印:浜
彫師:なし
ProvenanceMay 1916, acquired 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.