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People Born in Metal Signs (Kinsei no onkata), At the Hour of the Hare on the 7th Day of the 2nd Month Will Enter a Lucky Cycle and Will Be Lucky for Seven Years through the Year of the Chicken (Nigatsu nanoka u no koku uke ni iri tori no toshi made shichinen no aida uke ni iru): Fukusuke and Fukujo at Enoshima

People Born in Metal Signs (Kinsei no onkata), At the Hour of the Hare on the 7th Day of the 2nd Month Will Enter a Lucky Cycle and Will Be Lucky for Seven Years through the Year of the Chicken (Nigatsu nanoka u no koku uke ni iri tori no toshi made shichinen no aida uke ni iru): Fukusuke and Fukujo at Enoshima

(Japanese, 1826–1869)
(Japanese, 1842–1894)
(Japanese)
1866 (Keiô 2), 12th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.7 x 26.5 cm (14 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26461
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Mimeguri Embankment on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Mimeguri tsutsumi), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
Mimeguri Embankment on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Mimeguri tsutsumi), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Chinese Rose and Black-faced Bunting (Gekkika, aoji, at right), Iris and Kingfisher (Hana shôbu, kawasemi, at left), from the series Pictures of Birds and Flowers (Kachô zue)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
late 19th century
The Nunobiki Waterfall in Settsu Province (Sesshû Nunobiki no taki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)
The Nunobiki Waterfall in Settsu Province (Sesshû Nunobiki no taki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1859 (Ansei 6), 5th month
Fishing Boats at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima gyoshû), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Fishing Boats at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima gyoshû), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month
Mount Atago (Atagoyama), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Mount Atago (Atagoyama), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 5th month
Maple Leaves at Takinogawa (Takinogawa kôyô), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Maple Leaves at Takinogawa (Takinogawa kôyô), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
about 1862 (Bunkyû 2)
Morning Mist at Zôjô-ji Temple (Zôjô-ji asagiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Morning Mist at Zôjô-ji Temple (Zôjô-ji asagiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 6th month
Nakazu Mitsumata, from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Nakazu Mitsumata, from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
View of Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Ueno (Ueno manka no nagame), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
View of Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Ueno (Ueno manka no nagame), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
Kinryûzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryûzan), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Kinryûzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryûzan), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 5th month
Twilight Snow at Hashiba (Hashiba bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)
Twilight Snow at Hashiba (Hashiba bosetsu), from the series Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 11th month
Shiba Shinmei Shrine, from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
Shiba Shinmei Shrine, from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1858 (Ansei 5), 10th month