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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige I; Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) (publisher)
Culture:Japanese (1797-1858); Japanese, active c. 1833 - 1850
Title:Seki honjin hayadachi [Early departure of a daimyo at Seki], from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi [Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido]
Date Made:ca. 1833-1834
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 14 in x 18 in; 35.6 cm x 45.7 cm; Sheet: 9 13/16 in x 14 5/16 in; 24.9 cm x 36.4 cm; Image: 8 7/8 in x 13 3/4 in; 22.5 cm x 34.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige ga]; TITLE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Tōkaidō / gojūsan tsugi no uchi]; TITLE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Seki]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (red ink): [Japanese character, Honjin Hayadachi]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (red ink): [Japanese character, Takemago]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink on the margin): [Japanese character, Kiwame].
Accession Number:  MH 2000.550.6.INV
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Seki is no. 47 in the Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido series in the Hoeido edition. Horizontal view of travelers at a rest-house. A daimyo on a veranda is talking to his retainers in the foreground. Trees to the right and in the background.

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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