No. 36 in the series, second version.
Signed
Hiroshige ga 広重画
Marks
No censor's seal.
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: 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, about 1841–44 (Tenpô 12–Kôka 1)
- Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Publisher Yamadaya Shôjirô, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 242, horizontal aiban #5.36, variant
Dimensions
Horizontal aiban
Accession Number
11.40018
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper