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「東都名所 新吉原」
The New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
「東都名所 新吉原」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.4 x 36.7 cm (10 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9752
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #71.5, pl. 675; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #70.05; Matsuki 1939, #86
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.527, 21.9752
No publisher's mark on this impression.
No publisher's mark on this impression.
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
No censor's seal
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.