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Maker(s):Hiroshige
Culture:Japanese
Title:Evening Bell at Miidera [Temple], No. 5 from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Ômi Hakkei No Uchi)
Date Made:early 1830's
Type:Print
Materials:woodcut printed in color on paper
Place Made:Japan
Measurements:sheet: 10 x 14 1/2 in.; 25.4 x 36.83 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Poem upper right corner of image. English translation by Binyon from British Museum Catalogue, "At the sound of the bell beginning from Mii-dera, Hark! says the traveler, I am one step nearer the twilight."
Accession Number:  SC 1968.437
Credit Line:The Margaret Rankin Barker - Isaac Ogden Rankin Collection. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker (Margaret Clark Rankin, class of 1908)
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Miidera famous temple in the foothills by Lake Biwa, famous for its large bell; temple is in center of image on a hillside surrounded by trees; mountains in background; flat fields in foreground with farmers working; poem upper right

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