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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōiso: Saigyō retreat at Shigitatsusawa (Snipe Marsh) (大磯 鴫立沢　西行庵 Ōiso Shigitatsusawa Saigyo-an)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (1853 - 1865, Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Japanese, 1800s, Edo, Japan), block carver

Title

Ōiso: Saigyō retreat at Shigitatsusawa (Snipe Marsh) (大磯 鴫立沢　西行庵 Ōiso Shigitatsusawa Saigyo-an)
from the series The Fifty-Three Stations [of the Tōkaidō] by Twin Brushes 双筆五十三次 Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 7th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.6 x 25.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu (広重筆) | Toyokuni ga (豊国画)

Seals: Censor's seal: aratame (改), Tiger 7 (寅七) | Blockcutter's mark: Hori take (彫竹)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2322

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Kyūshirō 丸屋久四郎 (1853 - 1865, Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Japanese, 1800s, Edo, Japan), block carver
Ōiso: Saigyō retreat at Shigitatsusawa (Snipe Marsh) (大磯 鴫立沢　西行庵 Ōiso Shigitatsusawa Saigyo-an); from the series The Fifty-Three Stations [of the Tōkaidō] by Twin Brushes 双筆五十三次 Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi), 1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 7th month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ōban: 37.6 x 25.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/16 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2322

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