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Wrapper for the book Edo miyage nihen (Souvenirs of Edo, Part Two)


「江戸土産 二編」 袋
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Kikuya Kôsaburô (Kinkôdô)
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 17.9 × 13 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45793.9
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionFront of wrapper, cut out and mounted in album 11.45793.1-30.
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
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.