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「江都名所 かすみがせき」
Kasumigaseki (with bubbles), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kôto meisho)
「江都名所 かすみがせき」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.4 x 38 cm (9 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession Number20.48
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #49.4, pl. 456; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #11.05 (bubbles)
DescriptionThere are two versions of the Kasumigaseki design, both with the title spelled out completely in hiragana.
With kites in the background: *06.588 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17220, 21.8920, 54.393
With soap bubbles blown from a bubble pipe: *06.1088 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.39256, 20.48, 21.8897, 21.8898
With kites in the background: *06.588 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17220, 21.8920, 54.393
With soap bubbles blown from a bubble pipe: *06.1088 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.39256, 20.48, 21.8897, 21.8898
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)