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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
Culture:Japanese (1826-1869)
Title:Woodblock
Date Made:ca. 1858
Type:Print Block/Plate/Stone
Materials:Wood
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 8 7/8 in x 13 5/8 in x 3/4 in; 22.5 cm x 34.6 cm x 1.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  LABEL: front, lwr. l. (typed, black ink): 215; INSCRIPTION: front, upp. l. (carved): Edo Meisho; INSCRIPTION: front, upp. l. (carved): Asakusa Kinryuzan; INSCRIPTION: front, lwr. l. (carved): Hiroshige ga; LABEL: back, upp. r.; vertical (pen, black ink): #10/ Yeido meisho/ Hiroshige; LABEL: back, upp. r.; vertical (pen, black ink): Asakusa/ Kongo-san/ Temple
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.722
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Woodblock cut on both sides. One side shows the Asakusa Kinryuzan temple (horizontal). Other side has vertical image that is very dark and almost black. Japanese print; ukiyo-e.

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