No. 076 (fall section) on the title page for the series. MFA impressions: 11.16801, 11.26350, 11.36876.51, 52.1424
Signed
Hiroshige ga 広重画
Provenance
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911) 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1857 (Ansei 4), 12th month
- Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Publisher Uoya Eikichi, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #12.40, pls. 199, 200; Smith & Poster, 100 Views (1986), #76; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ôban #62.38
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 33.5 x 21.8 cm (13 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.16801
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper