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「名所江戸百景 堀切の花菖蒲」
Horikiri Iris Garden (Horikiri no hanashôbu), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
「名所江戸百景 堀切の花菖蒲」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), intercalary 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 33.8 x 22.2cm (13 5/16 x 8 3/4in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16827
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Hiroshige’s final masterpiece, the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, is known for its extensive use of unusual viewpoints contrasting foreground and background. In this design the artist transports us to the public garden at Horikiri, said to have the most beautiful irises in the city. The flowers are seen from the viewpoint of a visitor who kneels down to examine them at close range, while looking through them toward the extensive park being enjoyed by other visitors.
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #12.97, pls. 325, 326; Smith & Poster, 100 Views (1986), #64; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ôban #62.96
DescriptionNo. 064 (summer section) on the title page for the series.
MFA impressions: 11.16827, 11.36876.42, 21.9469
夏の部。鐘ヶ淵に程近い堀切は湿地帯で、四季の花々の栽培でしられる。特に文化年間（1804～18）に土地の百姓伊左衛門が栽培した花菖蒲が著名で、舟や駕籠で多くの人が訪れた。 -- 藤澤紫Ｋ
MFA impressions: 11.16827, 11.36876.42, 21.9469
夏の部。鐘ヶ淵に程近い堀切は湿地帯で、四季の花々の栽培でしられる。特に文化年間（1804～18）に土地の百姓伊左衛門が栽培した花菖蒲が著名で、舟や駕籠で多くの人が訪れた。 -- 藤澤紫Ｋ
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seals: (aratame, Snake intercalary 5; cut off of this impression)
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳壬五
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳壬五
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.