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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya)
from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1833 (Tenpō 4-5)

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 24.3 x 36.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.54

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Road Less Traveled
Edo's Nakasendō
Nov 09, 2024 – May 04, 2025
The Road to Kyoto
Selected Views from Hiroshige's Tokaido Gojosan Tsugi No Uchi (The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido)
Nov 01, 1981 – Jan 01, 1982

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (1833-1850
Edo, Japan), publisher
Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門 (1620 - 1852, Edo, Japan), publisher
Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya); from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), ca. 1833 (Tenpō 4-5)
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Horizontal ōban: 24.3 x 36.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 41.080.54

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