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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Culture

Japanese

Title

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido
Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

20th century

Medium

Silk and paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Silk and paper

Materials

silk

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

3.2 x 45.2 x 32.8 cm (1 1/4 x 17 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080

Type

Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido; Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi, 20th century

Silk and paper

3.2 x 45.2 x 32.8 cm (1 1/4 x 17 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches)

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 41.080

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