Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kōzuke Province: Mount Haruna Under Snow (上野　榛名山雪中 Kōzuke, Harunasan setchū)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
Koshimuraya Heisuke 越村屋平助 (1843 - 1865, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Kōzuke Province: Mount Haruna Under Snow (上野　榛名山雪中 Kōzuke, Harunasan setchū)
from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (六十余州名所図絵 Rokujūyoshū meisho zue)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1853

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 34.8 x 23.7 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重筆


Seals: Publisher's seal | Koshihei; censor's seals | Murata Heiemon | Kinugasa Fusajiro | trimmed

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.295.9

Type

Exhibition History

The Road Less Traveled
Edo's Nakasendō
Nov 09, 2024 – May 04, 2025

Label copy

The Nakasendō ascended to some of the highest altitudes in Japan, winding across high plateaus that were sparse and relatively unpopulated. These prints highlight the beauty of this route in winter. Barely visible against the majestic cliffs, travelers in hats and straw coats make their way, some with spikes attached to the soles of their sandals to avoid slipping on the ice.

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 16, 1995 – Oct 10, 1995

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
Koshimuraya Heisuke 越村屋平助 (1843 - 1865, Edo, Japan), publisher
Kōzuke Province: Mount Haruna Under Snow (上野　榛名山雪中 Kōzuke, Harunasan setchū); from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (六十余州名所図絵 Rokujūyoshū meisho zue), 1853
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 34.8 x 23.7 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/16 inches)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 46.295.9

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