Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

「東海道名所之内　箱根山中猪狩」

Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujirô (Maruya Tetsujirô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Daijirô (Hori Dai) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 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 Kyôsai/Kyôsai giga kyôga ten (1996), #163

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.18126, 11.44967, 11.45080, 2009.5009.46

Signed Ôju Kyô Seisei
応需狂惺々

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