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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bamboo Yards, Kyōbashi Bridge (Kyōbashi takegashi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Uoya Eikichi (Japanese, 19th century), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Japanese, 1800s, Edo, Japan), block carver

Title

Bamboo Yards, Kyōbashi Bridge (Kyōbashi takegashi)
from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
名所江戸百景
京橋竹がし

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1857, 12th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 36.5 x 25.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Uoei; censors' seal | aratame, Snake 12

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom left: 9 Hiroshige/in a later hand: 80; in another hand, verso near bottom towards the right: 75 c

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1291

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Celebrating the City
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Oct 02, 1992 – Dec 20, 1992
Meisho-e
Famous Places in Japanese Prints by Hiroshige (Part I)
Oct 02, 1987 – Jan 24, 1988
Prints by Hiroshige
Oct 31, 1961 – Nov 19, 1961

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Uoya Eikichi (Japanese, 19th century), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Japanese, 1800s, Edo, Japan), block carver
Bamboo Yards, Kyōbashi Bridge (Kyōbashi takegashi); from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei); 名所江戸百景; 京橋竹がし, 1857, 12th month
Polychrome wood block print
Vertical ōban: 36.5 x 25.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1291

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