Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (Japanese, 1853 - 1865), publisher
Title
Chofu Jewel River, Musashi Province
The six jewel rivers of the various provinces
Shokoku mutamagawa
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Plate: 33 x 22.9 cm (13 x 9 inches) (Mat size: D)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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[text and poems] Kashu (poetical works) [the formal name for Teika's self-selected anthology is Shuiguso] Teika [Fujiwara no Teika, poet] Poem: Tetsukuriya sarasu (translates to)Cloth hung to bleach over a fencekakineno asatsuyuni(translates to)saturated with morning dewdrops tsuranukitomenu(translates to)like scattered jewels Tamagawa no sato (translates to)in the village of TamagawaTetsukuriya means not only the place (Tetsukuri is an alternate reading for Chofu) but the cloth they are preparing. Tama in tamagawa means "jewel" and the dewdrops here are likened to jewels.
Signature: Hiroshige
Seals: Censor's seal | aratame Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Marshall H. Gould
Object Number
46.293.8 Type
Exhibition History
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Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (Japanese, 1853 - 1865), publisher
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