| Maker(s): | Katsushika Hokusai
| | Culture: | Japanese (1760-1849)
| | Title: | Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan [Mount Tenpo at the mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province, from the series Shokoku Meikyo Kiran [Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces]
| | Date Made: | 1827-1830
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Sheet/Image: 9 13/16 in x 15 1/16 in; 24.9 cm x 38.3 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, upp. r. (black ink, within image): [Japanese character, Saki no Hokusai litsu hitsu]; TITLE: recot, upp. r. (black ink, within cartoche): [Japanese character, Shokoku /meikyo kiran/ Sesshu Ajikawaguchi / Tenpozan]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (red ink, within image): [Japanese character, Eijudo]; SEAL: recot, lwr. l. (red ink, within image): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. r. (black ink, within image): [Japanese character, [ill.]].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1973.289.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A horizontal woodblock print of a coastal community with shrine, bridges over inlets, seawall, and many pilgrims or travelers on the roadways, also boats moored offshore among pilings. Fukei ga
Tags:
Ukiyo-e; landscapes; views; bridges Link to share this object record:
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