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「向う嶋の夜桜」
Cherry Blossoms at Night on Mukôjima (Mukôjima no yozakura)
「向う嶋の夜桜」
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.826
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 00.818-9 (two left sheets only), 00.826 (center sheet only), 00.957-9 (complete triptych)
MFA impressions: 00.818-9 (two left sheets only), 00.826 (center sheet only), 00.957-9 (complete triptych)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申二改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申二改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)