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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
Title
Vesper bell, Mii Temple (Mii no bansho)
Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]
Omi hakkei no uchi
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Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Plate: 22.9 x 35.2 cm (9 x 13 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscribed number verso, bottom right corner:8554[text and poems] Poem: Omou sono (translates to) Hearing the bell akatsuki chigiru (translates to) of Mii Temple hajime to zo (translates to) one realizes mazu kiku Mii no/irian no kane (translates to) twilight is approachingJapanese sources state that the meaning of the poem is unclear
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Publisher's seal | Hoeido han; censor's seal | kiwame
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1278 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
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