Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Iris garden at Horikiri (堀切の花菖蒲 Horikiri no hanashōbu)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Fujiokaya Keijirō 藤岡屋慶次郎 (ca. 1843-1923), publisher

Title

Iris garden at Horikiri (堀切の花菖蒲 Horikiri no hanashōbu)
from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (東都名所 Tōto meisho)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1852, 8th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.3 cm (14 11/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2330B

Type

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 09, 1999 – Sep 05, 1999
The Triptych Format in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 06, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Fujiokaya Keijirō 藤岡屋慶次郎 (ca. 1843-1923), publisher
Iris garden at Horikiri (堀切の花菖蒲 Horikiri no hanashōbu); from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (東都名所 Tōto meisho), 1852, 8th month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 37.3 cm (14 11/16 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2330B

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