Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Evening glow, Seta (Seta no sekisho)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher

Title

Evening glow, Seta (Seta no sekisho)
Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]
Omi hakkei no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 22.7 x 35.2 cm (8 15/16 x 13 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] Poem: Tsuyushigure moru yama (translates to) The evening sun crosses toku sugikitsutsu (translates to) the long bridge at Seta yoru no wataru/seta no nagahashi (translates to)from across the misty mountains

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Hoeido shi; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1277

Type

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 16, 1995 – Oct 10, 1995
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)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
Evening glow, Seta (Seta no sekisho); Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]; Omi hakkei no uchi, 1800s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 22.7 x 35.2 cm (8 15/16 x 13 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1277

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