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東海道五十三次 「草津」
Kusatsu, from an untitled series of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road
東海道五十三次 「草津」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal kokonotsugiri (one-ninth ôban); 12.7 x 17.4 cm (5 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10289
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 225, horizontal koban #3.58
DescriptionStation 53, from the first edition, with kyôka poems.
MFA impressions: First edition, with kyôka poems: 21.10289
Later edition: 11.20377, 21.10339, 34.299
MFA impressions: First edition, with kyôka poems: 21.10289
Later edition: 11.20377, 21.10339, 34.299
Signed
Gakyôjin Hokusai ga
画狂人北斎画
画狂人北斎画
Provenance1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from S. Mori; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.