Hiroshige - Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Sumida River in Musashi Province, No. 16. The morning after the snow. In the foreground, on the right, stands the Makuchiyama Temple amongst trees, on a hill overlooking the Imado Bridge, which crosses a stream flowing into the Sumida River. Snow-covered islands out in the river, and in the distance a solitary timber-raft; red mist lying over further bank. One of the best prints in the series. 

Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces" features sixty-nine prints, one for each of the sixty-six provinces of Japan, plus Edo and the two major islands. The series includes some of Hiroshige's most famous designs, such as his dramatic view of the whirlpools at Naruto. 

Date: 1853-1856

Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)

Size: 14 3/8” × 9 5/8”

Condition: Very good condition, not backed, margins as shown.

Genre: Ukiyo-e

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/209234