Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple (Mii banshô), from the series Eight Views of Ômi (Ômi hakkei)

「近江八景　三井晩鐘」

Utagawa Toyokiyo (Japanese, 1799–1820)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1810–12 (Bunka 7–9)

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

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 23.4 x 17.7 cm (9 3/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund

Accession NumberRES.49.136

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Utagawa Kinzô ga
歌川金蔵画

Marks No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし

InscriptionsPoem (partly torn off): Omou sono/ akatsuki chigiru/ hajime zo to/ matsu kiku Mii no/ iriai no kane
（おもふその　あかつき契る　はじめぞと）　まつきく三井の　入相のかね

Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)