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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
Culture:Japanese (1826-1869)
Title:Kameido Tenjin, from the series Toto meisho [Famous Places in the Eastern Capital]
Date Made:1862 (Bunkyu 2)
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 14 1/4 in x 18 in; 36.2 cm x 45.7 cm; Sheet: 9 15/16 in x 14 11/16 in; 25.2 cm x 37.3 cm; Image: 8 1/2 in x 13 7/16 in; 21.6 cm x 34.1 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige ga]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Toto Meisho]; TITLE: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kameido Tenjin]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hon / Sen'ichi]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Inu san aratame].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.270.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A horizontal night view of Kameido Tenjin temple to the right, with two continuous arch bridges and a river in the front and pine trees around.

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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