Eight Night Views of Kanazawa in Musashi Province (Buyō Kanazawa hasshō yakei), from an untitled set of three triptychs

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Eight Night Views of Kanazawa in Musashi Province (Buyō Kanazawa hasshō yakei), from an untitled set of three triptychs

「武陽金沢八勝夜景」

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Okazawaya Taheiji (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 75.9 cm (14 3/8 x 29 7/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7615-7

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #121; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 248, ôban triptych #92

DescriptionTriptych: 21.7615 (left), 21.7616 (center), 21.7617 (right)

Signed Hiroshige hitsu (on left sheet)
広重筆

Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 7
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai (on left sheet)
改印：改、巳七
彫師：なし

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.