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Ando Hiroshige (aka Hiroshige),
Japanese,
(1797–1858)
Untitled, c. 1857
Ink on Paper
9 in. x 6 5/8 in. (22.86 cm x 16.83 cm)
Untitled, c. 1857
Ink on Paper
9 in. x 6 5/8 in. (22.86 cm x 16.83 cm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Stanley Johnson
Accession Number:
2000.1.73
Alternate Title:
Edo Meisho
Full Title:
Famous Places of Edo: Untitled
Commentary
The series title appears in a red cartouche and the title cartouche is a half unrolled fan. There is a reference to this print in the owner's notes as #19 in a set of 48 prints of "Views of Edo", possibly titled Machi Chiyama.
Marks
Signed Hiroshige ga; publisher's seal (Sanoki); censer's seal (Kiwame). Series title is printed in a half closed fan cartouche.
Medium
Colored ink on paper; woodblock print; aiban.
Object Description
Ninteenth century Japanese color woodblock print depicting a rain shower with figures crossing a bridge and a shrine in the background. The title of the series is printed in a half closed fan cartouche.
Publisher
Sanoki.
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