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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige I; Uoya Eikichi (pubisher)
Culture:Japanese (1797-1858)
Title:Tsuki no misaki [Moon-viewing point], from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei [One hundred famous views of Edo]
Date Made:1857
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Sheet: 13 9/16 in x 9 in; 34.4 cm x 22.9 cm; Image: 13 5/16 in x 8 7/8 in; 33.8 cm x 22.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Meisho Edo hyakkei]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Tsuki no misaki]; SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige ga]
Accession Number:  MH 2000.550.2.INV
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
This Tsuki no misaki is no. 82 (fall section) on the title page for the One hundred famous views of Edo series. A vertical view through two open sliding panels of a porch with large body of water beyond with some boats an anchor beneath a full moon; the shadow of a woman is visible on the left sliding panel; possible the back of another woman is visible behind the right sliding panel, with some food containers and an interior lamp on the tatami.

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