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「東都名所 猿若町顔見世餝物」
Decorations for the Opening of the Theater Season in Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi kaomise kazarimono), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
「東都名所 猿若町顔見世餝物」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 37.2 cm (9 15/16 x 14 2/3 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession NumberRES.49.103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #54.7, pl. 512; Edo-Tokyo Museum, Edo kabuki (1995), p. 69; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #64.4; Matsuki 1939, #55
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9888, RES.49.103
There are two editions of this series, a first edition from the 1830s and a reprint edition with censorship seals of the 1840s.
There are two editions of this series, a first edition from the 1830s and a reprint edition with censorship seals of the 1840s.
Signed
Utagawa Hiroshige ga (on left banner)
歌川広重画
歌川広重画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Hiro (on lantern)
改印：衣笠、渡辺
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Hiro (on lantern)
改印：衣笠、渡辺
彫師：なし
Provenance1949, anonymous gift to the MFA.