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| Maker(s): | Utagawa Hiroshige I; Uoya Eikichi (publisher) | | Culture: | Japanese (1797-1858)
| | Title: | Gotenyama, Shinagawa, from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei [One hundred famous views of Edo]
| | Date Made: | 1856 (Ansei 3, forth month of the year of Dragon)
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Mat: 18 1/16 in x 14 in; 45.9 cm x 35.6 cm; Sheet: 14 in x 9 9/16 in; 35.6 cm x 24.3 cm; Image: 13 5/16 in x 8 7/8 in; 33.8 cm x 22.5 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink in red cartouche): [Japanese character, Hiroshige hitsu]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink in red cartouche): [Japanese character, Meisho Edo Hyakkei]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink in orange cartouche): [Japanese character, Shinagawa / Goten / Yama]; SEAL: recto, upp. r. (black ink, margin): [Japanese character, Shin shi]; SEAL: recto, upp. r. (black ink, margin): [Japanese character, Aratame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink, margin): [Japanese character, Shitaya Uoei].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1949.8.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
This is no. 28 (spring section) on the title page for the One hundred famous views of Edo series. A vertical print of people crossing a small footbridge in the foreground in the floodplane of a creek, then scalling a small cliff. Cherry trees in the background.
Tags:
Ukiyo-e; landscapes; views Subjects:
Landscapes; Ukiyo-e; Wood-engraving Link to share this object record:
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