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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nihonbashi (日本橋), Edo Period

Maker

  • Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎
  • Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

Nihonbashi (日本橋)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Woodblock print (nishiki-e),
  • ink and color on paper

Techniques

  • Woodblock print (nishiki-e),
  • ink and color on paper

Supports

  • paper

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)

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2328

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)

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)

Place Made: Japan

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Exhibition History

Celebrating the City

October 2 - December 20, 1992
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Nihonbashi (日本橋) with the accession number of 13.2328. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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