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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige I; Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) (publisher)
Culture:Japanese (1797-1858); Japanese, active c. 1833 - 1850
Title:Futakawa Sarugababa [Monkey Plateau at Futakawa], 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 1/4 in; 36.2 cm x 48.9 cm; Sheet/Image: 8 15/16 in x 13 7/8 in; 22.7 cm x 35.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige ga]; TITLE: recto, ctr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Tōkaidō / gojūsan tsugi / no uchi]; TITLE: recto, ctr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Futakawa]; SEAL: recto, ctr. r. (red ink): [Japanese character, Sarugababa]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (red ink): [Japanese character, Hoeido].
Accession Number:  MH 1965.159.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:
Futakawa is no. 33 in the Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido series in the Hoeido edition. Travelers arrive at a rest post where a sign advertises the local specialty “kashiwa mocha” (sweets wrapped in oak leaves). Bare land to the right.

Tags:
landscapes; travel

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