| Maker(s): | Utagawa Hiroshige I
| | Culture: | Japanese (1797-1858)
| | Title: | Asakusa Kinryuzan [Mount Kinryu at Asakusa], Mimeguri [Mimeguri Temple], Kaminarimon [Thunder Gate], Sumidagawa [Sumida River], Mukojima Hanyashiki [Flower Garden at Mukojima], from the series Edo Meisho Harimaze Zue [Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo]
| | Date Made: | 1857 (Ansei 4, 7th month of the year of snake)
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Mount: 19 1/16 in x 13 1/16 in; 48.4 cm x 33.2 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 3/16 in x 8 7/8 in; 36 cm x 22.5 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige]; TITLE: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Edo Meisho Harimaze Zue]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Asakusa Kinryuzan]; TITLE: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Mimeguri]; TITLE: recto, ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kaminarimon]; TITLE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Sumidagawa]; TITLE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Mukojima Hanayashiki]; SEAL: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Shi (Mi) Nana]; SEAL: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Aratame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Chu Sho Bashi / Yamadaya].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1967.176.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Austin (Janet Evans, class of 1925)
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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