Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nihonbashi (日本橋)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (1853 - 1865, Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Japanese, 1800s, Edo, Japan), block carver

Title

Nihonbashi (日本橋)
from the series The Fifty-Three Stations [of the Tōkaidō] by Twin Brushes (双筆五十三次 Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 7th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.2 x 25.7 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu (広重筆) | Toyokuni ga (豊国画)

Seals: Censor's seal: aratame (改), Tiger 7 (寅七) | Blockcutter's mark: Hori take (彫竹)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2328

Type

Articles

Wish you were here . . .

Exhibition History

Celebrating the City
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Oct 02, 1992 – Dec 20, 1992

Image use

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (1853 - 1865, Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Japanese, 1800s, Edo, Japan), block carver
Nihonbashi (日本橋); from the series The Fifty-Three Stations [of the Tōkaidō] by Twin Brushes (双筆五十三次 Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi), 1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 7th month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ōban: 37.2 x 25.7 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2328

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