Scenery of the Tôkaidô Road, from Nihonbashi to Arai (Tôkaidô shôkei Nihonbashi yori Arai made) (right half); Scenery of the Tôkaidô Road in a Single Glance, from Shirasuka to Kyoto (Tôkaidô shôkei Shirasuka yori Kyôto made ichiran) (left half)
Utagawa Sadahide
(Japanese, 1807–1873)
Iseya Tôkichi (Daikyôdô)
(Japanese)
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban hexaptych; 36.8 × 149 cm (14 1/2 × 58 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.16235-16236, 11.16239-16242
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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.
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Utagawa Sadahide
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), intercalary 5th month
Utagawa Sadahide
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Sadahide
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 8th month
Utagawa Sadahide
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 2nd month
Utagawa Sadahide
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 2nd month
Utagawa Sadahide
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
