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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Toi Jewel River, Settsu Province

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (Japanese, 1853 - 1865), publisher

Title

Toi Jewel River, Settsu Province
The six jewel rivers of the various provinces
Shokoku mutamagawa

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1857

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 33.3 x 22.2 cm (13 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches) (Mat size: D)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] Senzaishu (Collection of a thousand years) [anthology compiled by Fujiwara Shunzei, completed prob. 1188] Toshiyori[Minamoto no Toshiyori (?1055-?1129), poet]Matsukaze no otodani (translates to) The autumn wind in the pines akiwa sabishikini (translates to) makes a lonely sound koromoutsunari (translates to) like the pounding of cloth Tamagawa no sato (translates to) in the village of TamagawaAutumn wind and kinuta (fulling mortar) are kigo (season words) for autumn.

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Censor's seal | aratame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.293.7

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Mountains and Rivers
Scenic Views of Japan
Jul 10, 2009 – Nov 01, 2009
Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 04, 2004 – Aug 29, 2004
Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 09, 1999 – Sep 05, 1999
Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 16, 1995 – Oct 10, 1995
Meisho-e
Famous Places in Japanese Prints by Hiroshige (Part I)
Oct 02, 1987 – Jan 24, 1988

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (Japanese, 1853 - 1865), publisher
Toi Jewel River, Settsu Province; The six jewel rivers of the various provinces; Shokoku mutamagawa, 1857
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.3 x 22.2 cm (13 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches) (Mat size: D)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 46.293.7

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