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「東京名勝図会 高輪 英吉利官」
The British Legation at Takanawa (Takanawa Igirisu-kan), from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tôkyô meisho zue)
「東京名勝図会 高輪 英吉利官」
Japanese
Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 24.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45391.29
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 2 (1935), p. 106
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.45391.29, 2000.382
Album: 11.45391.1-.52
Album: 11.45391.1-.52
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 11 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰十一改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰十一改
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.