Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Maruya Kyushiro, Japanese, publisher
Title
Chofu Jewel River, Musashi Province
Year
1857.11
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
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.
Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Marshall H. Gould
Object Number
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46.293.8
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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