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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

New view of Imagiri, Maisaka (Maisaka imagiri shinkei)

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

New view of Imagiri, Maisaka (Maisaka imagiri shinkei)
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: 24.3 x 36.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige ga

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

Identification

State

First state with extra grey block in mountain. Note the extra blue shading in the water and gradated blue color (bokashi) of sea. The blue mountains in the background are color-blocks, without black outlines.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.31

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
New view of Imagiri, Maisaka (Maisaka imagiri shinkei); The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido; Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi, ca. 1833
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 24.3 x 36.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 41.080.31

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