Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchū inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō meisho fūkei), also known as the Processional Tōkaidō (Gyōretsu Tōkaidō), here called Tōkaidō meisho no uchi

「東海道名所之内　箱根山中猪狩」

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujirō (Maruya Tetsujirō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Daijirō (Hori Dai) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1863 (Bunkyū 3), 5th month xvz

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

Dimensions Vertical ōban; 35.7 × 23.2 cm (14 1/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Source unidentified

Accession Number2009.5009.46

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks, "When the Shogun...," Andon 81 (2007), #11D (45); Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #18-44; Oikawa, Clark & Forrer, Comic Genius: Kawanabe Kyōsai/Kyōsai giga kyōga ten (1996), #163

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.18126, 11.44967, 11.45080, 2009.5009.46

Signed Ōju Kyō Seisei
応需狂惺々

Marks Censor's seal: Boar 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Daijirō
改印：亥五改
彫師：彫大次郎