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The Sumida River: The Old Story of the Oystercatchers (Sumidagawa miyakodori no koji), from the series A Compendium of Historical Sites in Edo (Edo kyûseki zukushi)


「江戸旧跡尽 隅田川都鳥の古事」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Ibaya Kyûbei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10104
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Series: Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 231, fan prints #5 (this design not listed)
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
改印:なし
彫師:なし
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, 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.