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View of the Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto no fûkei), from an untitled set of three triptychs

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37.8 x 75.5 cm (14 7/8 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit LineNellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession number34.390a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceNellie Parney Carter (b. 1852 - d. 1933), Boston; 1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)