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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ishiyakushi

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Ishiyakushi
from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)
東海道五十三次之内
石薬師

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1841-1844

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal aiban: 21.9 x 31.9 cm (8 5/8 x 12 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Inscription: White rectangular label with a green border affixed verso, bottom right corner and is inscribed in ink:Hiroshige/16.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1288

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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)
Ishiyakushi; from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi); 東海道五十三次之内; 石薬師, ca. 1841-1844
Polychrome wood block print
Horizontal aiban: 21.9 x 31.9 cm (8 5/8 x 12 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1288

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