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「末廣五十三次 島田 大井川」
Shimada: The Ôi River (Ôikawa), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Fan [of the Tôkaidô Road] (Suehiro gojûsan tsugi)
「末廣五十三次 島田 大井川」
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), intercalary 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 × 24 cm (14 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29506.25
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionComplete set of 55 prints plus title page, mounted in album: 11.29506.1-56
Signed
Yoshitoshi hitsu
芳年筆
芳年筆
Marks
Censor's seal: intercalary 5 aratame [sic; no animal name]
No blockcutter's mark
改印：閏五改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：閏五改
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: August 3, 1911)
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.