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「三十六花撰 東都 あふひ坂葵」
Hollyhock at Aoizaka in the Eastern Capital (Tôto Aoizaka aoi), from the series Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Sanjûrokkasen)
「三十六花撰 東都 あふひ坂葵」
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 23.5 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37272
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo. 23 in the series.
MFA impressions: 01.7335.24, 11.37272
MFA impressions: 01.7335.24, 11.37272
Signed
Risshô
立祥
立祥
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅七改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅七改
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: January 19, 2005)
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.