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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Full moon over Takanawa (Takanawa no meigetsu)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Full moon over Takanawa (Takanawa no meigetsu)
Famous places of the eastern capital
Toto meisho

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1831-1832

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 22.5 x 36.2 cm (8 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right: NJX297 [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

Edition

Forrer remarks that some impressions have dark blue only up to the lowest of the flying geese and that others (as here) show it only up to the horizon; the fretwork border (eliminated in later editions) and use of perspective show Hiroshige's familiarity with Western artistic conventions. (See Forrer entry in cat. file.)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Foster H. Townsend

Object Number

34.417

Type

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 09, 1999 – Sep 05, 1999

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Full moon over Takanawa (Takanawa no meigetsu); Famous places of the eastern capital; Toto meisho, ca. 1831-1832
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 22.5 x 36.2 cm (8 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches)
Gift of Foster H. Townsend 34.417

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