Hyûga Province: Aburatsu Port, Obi Ôshima (Hyûga, Aburatsu no minato, Obi Ôshima), 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　日向　油津ノ湊　飫肥大島」

Japanese

Edo period

1856 (Ansei 3), 3rd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25.1 cm (14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse

Accession Number53.2737

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Jansen, Hiroshige's Journey (2004), #65; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 249, ôban #64.54

DescriptionNo. 65 (Saikaidô group) on the title page for the series.

MFA impressions: 11.16891, 11.26263, *11.36878 (deaccessioned in 2012), 53.2737

Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆

Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰三
彫師：なし

Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)