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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (草津名物立場 Kusatsu meibutsu tateba), Edo Period

Maker

  • Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門
  • Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (草津名物立場 Kusatsu meibutsu tateba)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 24.1 x 36.7 cm (9 1/2 x 14 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画

Seals: Publisher's seal | Takemago; censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.53

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (草津名物立場 Kusatsu meibutsu tateba)
from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

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Signature: 広重画

Seals: Publisher's seal | Takemago; censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan

Publications

Virtual Map

The Road Less Traveled
Read Online

Exhibition History

The Road Less Traveled

November 9, 2024 - May 4, 2025

Tokaido

June 23 - September 10, 2000

Hiroshige's "Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido"

May 23 - August 24, 1997

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido, Edo Period
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