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「諸国名所 阿波鳴門」
The Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
「諸国名所 阿波鳴門」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1854–58 (Ansei 1–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 22.7 x 29.4 cm (8 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10105
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Faulkner, Hiroshige Fan Prints (2001), pl. 86; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan 5, Victoria and Albert Museum II (1989), pl. 114; the series: Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 230, fan prints #48 (this design not listed)
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: aratame
No blockcutter's mark
No blockcutter's mark
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.