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「東海道五十三次之内 赤坂」
Akasaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Gyôsho Tôkaidô
「東海道五十三次之内 赤坂」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1841–44 (Tenpô 12–Kôka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal aiban; 21.5 x 34.5 cm (8 7/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9349
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 242, horizontal aiban #5.37
DescriptionNo. 37 in the series.
MFA impressions:
No censor's seal, publisher's mark in black: *06.887 (deaccessioned in 2019), *06.1415 (deaccessioned in 2019), 06.1826
With censor's seal, publisher's mark in red: 11.40019, 21.9349, 21.9350
MFA impressions:
No censor's seal, publisher's mark in black: *06.887 (deaccessioned in 2019), *06.1415 (deaccessioned in 2019), 06.1826
With censor's seal, publisher's mark in red: 11.40019, 21.9349, 21.9350
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
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.