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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige I; Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) (publisher)
Culture:Japanese (1797-1858); Japanese, active c. 1833 - 1850
Title:Kusatsu meibutsu tateba [Famous post house, Kusatsu], from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi [Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido]
Date Made:1833-1835
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 5/16 in; 36.2 cm x 49.1 cm; Sheet/Image: 8 11/16 in x 13 3/4 in; 22.1 cm x 34.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Hiroshige ga, Japanese character]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (red ink): [Takemago, Japanese character]; TITLE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi, Japanese character]; TITLE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Kusatsu, Japanese character]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (red ink): [Meibutsu tateba, Japanese character]
Accession Number:  MH 1964.103.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:
Kusatsu is no. 53 in the Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido series in the Hoeido edition. In the foreground, two groups of palanquin bearers head off to different directions. In the background travelers rest and have tea in a big posthouse.

Tags:
travel

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