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「東京名所 昌平橋聖堂神田川」
Seidô and Kanda River from Shôhei Bridge (Shôheibashi Seidô Kandagawa), from the series originally called One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), here retitled Famous Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô meisho)
「東京名所 昌平橋聖堂神田川」
Japanese
Meiji-era edition of Edo-period design
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.5 cm (14 1/4 x 9 2/3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Accession NumberRES.52.102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
First edition: Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #12.55, pls. 230, 231; Smith & Poster, 100 Views (1986), #47; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ôban #62.54
DescriptionNo. 047 (summer section) on the title page for the original series. Original blocks with altered series title. For the first edition, see 11.36876.33, 21.9462.
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)