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「安房鳴門之風景」
View of the Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto no fūkei), from an untitled set of three triptychs
「安房鳴門之風景」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ōban triptych; 37.7 x 75.7 cm (14 13/16 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7618-20
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #119; Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 249, ōban triptych #01
DescriptionTriptych: 21.7618 (left), 21.7619 (center), 21.7620 (right)
MFA impressions: 06.893-5, 21.7618-20, 34.390a-c
The set of three triptychs is often interpreted as representing the theme of Snow, Moon, and Flowers, with the whirlpools representing the flowers.
MFA impressions: 06.893-5, 21.7618-20, 34.390a-c
The set of three triptychs is often interpreted as representing the theme of Snow, Moon, and Flowers, with the whirlpools representing the flowers.
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu (on left sheet only)
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
彫師：なし