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Akabane Bridge and Zôjô-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Akabane Zôjô-ji), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)


「東都名所 芝赤羽根増上寺」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Maruya Seijirô (Marusei, Jukakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 36.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9825
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #71.4, pl. 674; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #70.04; Matsuki 1939, #85
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.526, 21.9825
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks No censor's seal
ProvenanceMay 1917, 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.