Theaters in Nichômachi (Nichômachi shibai no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)

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Theaters in Nichômachi (Nichômachi shibai no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)

「東都名所　二丁目芝居ノ図」

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1832–38 (Tenpô 3–9)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.4 x 36.8 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9877

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #51.24, pl. 498; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #66.17; Matsuki 1939, #12

DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.909, 11.2135, *11.17228 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.26203, 20.71, 21.9877

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceJanuary 1914, 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.