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「山城宇治川蛍狩之図」
Catching Fireflies by the Uji River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ujikawa hotarugari no zu)
「山城宇治川蛍狩之図」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Published by: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Published by: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 73.3 cm (14 1/8 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich
Accession Number47.28-30
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Peternolli & Guidi, Kunisada (Bologna, 2017), #83; MFA, Kuniyoshi & Kunisada (2016), #145; Schaap, Kunisada (exh. cat., 2016), #39; Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G518 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 47.28 (left), 47.29 (center), 47.30 (right)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right sheet); Hiroshige ga (on left sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠) 広重画
豊国画(年玉枠) 広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Mino (center sheet only)
改印：酉八改
彫師：彫工巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Mino (center sheet only)
改印：酉八改
彫師：彫工巳の
Provenance1947, gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich to the MFA. (Accession date: January 9, 1947)