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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

The Brocade Bridge at Iwakuni, Suo Province

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Hori Sennosuke, block carver
Yoshimuraya Heisuke (Japanese), publisher

Title

The Brocade Bridge at Iwakuni, Suo Province
Views of famous places in the sixty-odd provinces
Rokujuyoshu meisho zue

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1853.12

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 34.1 x 22.5 cm (13 7/16 x 8 7/8 inches) (Mat size: D)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Koshihei; censor's seal | aratame | 1853, 12th month

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.294.1

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Hori Sennosuke, block carver
Yoshimuraya Heisuke (Japanese), publisher
The Brocade Bridge at Iwakuni, Suo Province; Views of famous places in the sixty-odd provinces; Rokujuyoshu meisho zue, 1853.12
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 34.1 x 22.5 cm (13 7/16 x 8 7/8 inches) (Mat size: D)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 46.294.1

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