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「東海道 三十一 五十三次之内 荒井 御関所」
No. 31 - Arai: The Checkpoint (Gosekisho), from the series The Tôkaidô Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tôkaidô - Gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
「東海道 三十一 五十三次之内 荒井 御関所」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1850–51 (Kaei 3–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 16.5 × 22.1 cm (6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number2009.5010.30
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #23.31
DescriptionStation no. 32 in the usual order. Since Shimada (no. 24) and Kanaya (no. 25) are combined in one design in this series, all numbers from 25 on are one less than the usual number for that station.
MFA impressions: *06.1598 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.26185, 11.39929, 2009.5010.30, 2019.1974.31
MFA impressions: *06.1598 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.26185, 11.39929, 2009.5010.30, 2019.1974.31
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし