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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sun and Banners (Gojûsan tsugi tsuzuki-e fûtô)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Sun and Banners (Gojûsan tsugi tsuzuki-e fûtô)
A set of envelopes of the fifty-three stations [of the Tôkaidô ]

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 17.8 x 4.8 cm (7 x 1 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; collector's seal | Fujita Zôshô; publisher's seal | unread (on banner)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.110D

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

Label copy

The Japanese use long, nanow envelopes such as these for enclosing letters and other documents.

Hiroshige
Selections from the Collection
Mar 07, 2003 – Jun 01, 2003

Label copy

Printed envelopes rarely survive. This group of five reflects how Hiroshige manipulated the long and narrow format to create a variety of successful compositions.

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sun and Banners (Gojûsan tsugi tsuzuki-e fûtô); A set of envelopes of the fifty-three stations [of the Tôkaidô ], 1840s
polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 17.8 x 4.8 cm (7 x 1 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.110D

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