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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hiratsuka: The Nawate Road (平塚 縄手道 Hiratsuka nawate michi)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門 (Japanese, 1620 - 1852, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Hiratsuka: The Nawate Road (平塚 縄手道 Hiratsuka nawate michi)
from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)
東海道五十三次之内
平塚 縄手道

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1833

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 22.9 x 35.6 cm (9 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Hoeido | Senkakudo (Publishers); kiwame (Censors)

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

Identification

State

8th print from the first version of the series.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.8

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門 (Japanese, 1620 - 1852, Edo, Japan), publisher
Hiratsuka: The Nawate Road (平塚 縄手道 Hiratsuka nawate michi); from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi); 東海道五十三次之内; 平塚 縄手道, ca. 1833
Polychrome wood block print (nishiki-e)
Horizontal ōban: 22.9 x 35.6 cm (9 x 14 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 41.080.8

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