Title page, first edition, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô)
1863 (Bunkyû 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20222
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
Artist unknown, Japanese
1891 (Meiji 24)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1890 (Meiji 23)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1888 (Meiji 21), printed November 20, published December 20
Artist unknown, Japanese
1894 (Meiji 27), July
Artist unknown, Japanese
1894 (Meiji 27)
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1904 (Meiji 37)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1904 (Meiji 37), February 10
Artist unknown, Japanese
1904 (Meiji 37)
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 19th to early 20th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
1895 (Meiji 28), February 20
Artist unknown, Japanese
1890s–1900s
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1873 (Meiji 6)