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Man Poling a Raft on a Moonlit Night


月下筏乗り
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1836 (Tenpô 7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 22.3 x 28.9 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10099
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.10099 (without censor's seals), 21.10100 (with censor's seals giving date)
Signed Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
Marks Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
ProvenanceMay 1915, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.