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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Shinobazu Pond (不忍の池 Shinobazu no ike)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Murataya Ichigorō 村田屋市五郎 (ca. 1844 - 1853, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Shinobazu Pond (不忍の池 Shinobazu no ike)
from the series Famous Views in the Eastern Capital in a Fashionable New Form (風流新彫 東都名所 Fūryū shinchō Tōto meisho)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1836

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 36.2 x 11.7 cm (14 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Picturedby Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 村田 Murata (村田屋市五郎 Murataya Ichigorō)

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: Yi312/[Japanese Characters];

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.248

Type

Exhibition History

Mountains and Rivers
Scenic Views of Japan
Jul 10, 2009 – Nov 01, 2009
Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 09, 1999 – Sep 05, 1999

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Murataya Ichigorō 村田屋市五郎 (ca. 1844 - 1853, Edo, Japan), publisher
Shinobazu Pond (不忍の池 Shinobazu no ike); from the series Famous Views in the Eastern Capital in a Fashionable New Form (風流新彫 東都名所 Fūryū shinchō Tōto meisho), ca. 1836
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūtanzakuban: 36.2 x 11.7 cm (14 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.248

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