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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Megawa village, Ishibe (Ishibe megawa no sato)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher

Title

Megawa village, Ishibe (Ishibe megawa no sato)
The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido
Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1833

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 22.4 x 35.1 cm (8 13/16 x 13 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom towards the right:EGR183

Signature: Hiroshige ga

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

Identification

State

Later state (second color state) with increased shading in mist on far hill.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1274

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
Megawa village, Ishibe (Ishibe megawa no sato); The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido; Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi, ca. 1833
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 22.4 x 35.1 cm (8 13/16 x 13 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1274

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