No. 23 (Tôsandô group) on the title page for the series. MFA impressions: 06.823.23, 11.16871, 11.26234, 11.36885
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu 広重筆
Marks
Censors' seals: (Murata, Kinugasa, Ox 8) Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
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, 1853 (Kaei 6), 8th month
- Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Publisher Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei), Japanese
- Blockcutter Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 249, ôban #64.63
Dimensions
Vertical ôban
Accession Number
11.36885
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper