Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Murataya Ichigorō 村田屋市五郎 (ca. 1844 - 1853, Edo, Japan), publisher
Title
Eitai Bridge (永代ばしEitaibashi)
from the series New Famous Views in the Eastern Capital (新板 東都名所 Shinpan Tōto meisho )
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Chūtanzakuban: 36.5 x 12.4 cm (14 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Small red cartouches read Hamachô (a district in Edo) and Ôhashi (background)
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: Yi313/[Japanese Characters]
Signature: Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 村田 Murata (Murataya Jirōbei)
Identification
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State
Forrer comments on the two versions of the print, one, as here, with areas of white rather than solid blue around the bridge Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.246 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Murataya Ichigorō 村田屋市五郎 (ca. 1844 - 1853, Edo, Japan), publisher
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