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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