The Lonely House at Asajigahara: The Story of the Stone Pillow (Asajigahara hitotsuya, ishi no makura no yurai), from the series A Compendium of Historical Sites in the Eastern Capital (Tôto kyûseki zukushi)

「東都旧跡尽　浅茅ヶ原一ツ家　石の枕の由来」

Japanese

Edo period

about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 34 x 21.8 cm (13 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.49.91

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #5.2, pl. 20; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 251, ôban #47.3

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: Tanaka Heishirô
No blockcutter's mark
改印：田中
彫師：なし

Provenance1949, anonymous gift to the MFA.