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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nissaka: Sayo Mountain Pass (Nissaka sayononakayama), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

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

Title

Nissaka: Sayo Mountain Pass (Nissaka sayononakayama)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 22.9 x 35.6 cm (9 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Hoeido | Senkakudo (Publishers); kiwame (Censor)

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

Identification

State

26th print from the series.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.26

Nissaka: Sayo Mountain Pass (Nissaka sayononakayama)
From the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)
東海道五十三次之内
日坂 佐夜之中山

Signature: Signed: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Hoeido | Senkakudo (Publishers); kiwame (Censor)

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

Place Made: Japan
26th print from the series.

Exhibition History

Tokaido

June 23 - September 10, 2000

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

May 23 - August 24, 1997
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