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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige I; Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) (publisher)
Culture:Japanese (1797-1858); Japanese, active c. 1833 - 1850
Title:Mariko meibutsu chamise [Famous teashop, Mariko], from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi [Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido]
Date Made:ca. 1833-1834
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 14 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in; 36.2 cm x 48.9 cm; Sheet: 9 5/8 in x 14 11/16 in; 24.4 cm x 37.3 cm; Image: 9 in x 13 15/16 in; 22.9 cm x 35.4 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recot, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige ga]; TITLE: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Tōkaidō / gojūsan tsugi no uchi]; TITLE: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Mariko]; SEAL: recto, upp. l. (red ink): [Japanese character, Meibutsu Chamise]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (red ink): [Japanese character, Hoeido].
Accession Number:  MH 1964.99.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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Description:
Mariko is no. 21 in the Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido series in the Hoeido edition. Two travelers is having refreshments at a wayside tea-house, served by a woman carrying a child on her back. Another traveler has just departed. Plum trees stand beside the tea-house and a grey hill rises behind.

Tags:
Ukiyo-e; landscapes; travel; rest

Subjects:
Wood-engraving; Voyages and travels; Ukiyo-e; Landscapes

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