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「東海道五十三次 赤坂」
Akasaka, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi), also known as the Kyôka Tôkaidô
「東海道五十三次 赤坂」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 16.7 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession NumberRES.53.172
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #24.37
DescriptionNo. 37 in the series.
MFA impressions: 06.829.37, *11.39956 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.41309 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9145, RES.53.172
MFA impressions: 06.829.37, *11.39956 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.41309 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9145, RES.53.172
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Inscriptions双六とともにふり出す髭奴名を赤坂の宿にとゞめて 鳴門静丸
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)