| Maker(s): | Utagawa Hiroshige I |
| Culture: | Japanese (1797-1858)
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| Title: | Asakusa Kinryūzan sanmon hiraki [Opening the temple gate at Kingyuzan at Asakusa], from the series Tōto meisho no uchi [Famous places in the Eastern Capital]
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| Date Made: | 1833-1835
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| Type: | Print
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| Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
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| Place Made: | Asia; Japan
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| Measurements: | Mat: 14 in x 18 1/16 in; 35.6 cm x 45.9 cm; Mount: 11 1/4 in x 15 15/16 in; 28.6 cm x 40.5 cm; Sheet/Image: 7 13/16 in x 12 1/2 in; 19.8 cm x 31.7 cm
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| Narrative Inscription: | TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Tōto meisho no uchi, Japanese character]; SIGNATURE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Hiroshige ga, Japanese]; TITLE: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink): [Asakusa: Opening the Temple Gate at Kingyūzan, Japanese character]
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| Accession Number: | MH 1949.5.Q.RII
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| Credit Line: | Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
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| Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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