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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fuchū: Abe River (Fuchū abegawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Fuchū: Abe River (Fuchū abegawa)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Hoeido (Publisher); kiwame (Censor)

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Identification

State

20th print from the first version of the series.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.20

Fuchū: Abe River (Fuchū abegawa)
From the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)
東海道五十三次之内
府中 安倍川

Seals: Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Hoeido (Publisher); kiwame (Censor)

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Place Made: Japan
20th print from the first version of the series.

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection

May 8 - November 8, 2015

Tokaido

June 23 - September 10, 2000

Hiroshige's "Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido"

May 23 - August 24, 1997

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fuchu: Abe River (Fuchu abegawa ), Edo (Japanese period)
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