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「六十余州名所図絵 大隈 さくらしま」
Ôsumi Province: Sakura shima (Ôsumi, Sakura shima), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)
「六十余州名所図絵 大隈 さくらしま」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical oban; 35.5 x 24.1 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Accession Number52.1416
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Jansen, Hiroshige's Journey (2004), #66; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 249, ôban #64.20
DescriptionNo. 66 (Saikaidô group) on the title page for the series.
MFA impressions: 11.17053, *11.36827 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.36928, 52.1416
MFA impressions: 11.17053, *11.36827 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.36928, 52.1416
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 3
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、辰三
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、辰三
彫師：彫竹
Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)