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Man Poling a Raft on a Moonlit Night

Man Poling a Raft on a Moonlit Night

月下筏乗り

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1836 (Tenpô 7)

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

Dimensions Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 21.7 x 28.2 cm (8 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.10100

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.10099 (without censor's seals), 21.10100 (with censor's seals giving date)

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

Marks Censor's seals: square kiwame, round Monkey
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印：極

ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Y. Sumitomo; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.