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「東都三十六景 向しま花屋敷七草」
Autumn Flowers in the Garden at Mukôjima (Mukôjima hanayashiki nanakusa), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
「東都三十六景 向しま花屋敷七草」
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 x 25.3 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Accession Number52.1446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The Hundred Flower Garden (Hyakka-en) at Mukōjima, open to the public for a small admission fee, included plantings for every season. On view in autumn were the traditional Seven Herbs mentioned in classical poetry, with labels identifying them. Bush clover (hagi) is at the right, and the beds include bellflowers (kikyō), wild carnations (tokonatsu), and kudzu (kuzu) growing in front of a backdrop of tall pampas grass (susuki), yellow patrinia (ominaeshi), and Joe Pye weed (fujibakama).
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 6 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：戌六改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：戌六改
彫師：なし
Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)