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The Beginning: Tokiwa Gozen Wanders with Her Three Children (Hattan, Sanshi o tomonatte Tokiwa Gozen hyôrô su), from the series The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidai zue)


「義経一代図絵 発端 三子を伴て常盤御前漂ろうす」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25 x 37.5 cm (9 13/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8964
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 243, horizontal ôban #85.01
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17248, 21.8964
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.