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RISDM 20-1298.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Snow in the Kiso Gorge, Shinano Province (信州木曽の雪 Shinshū Kiso no yuki)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Uoya Eikichi 魚屋栄吉 (1855 - 1866, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Snow in the Kiso Gorge, Shinano Province (信州木曽の雪 Shinshū Kiso no yuki)
from the series One Hundred Views in the Various Provinces (諸国名所百景 Shokoku meisho hyakkei)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1859, 10th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 34.6 x 23.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画

Seals: Publisher's seal | Shitaya Uoei han; censor's seal | aratame, Goat 10

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1298

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 09, 1999 – Sep 05, 1999
Meisho-e
Famous Places in Japanese Prints by Hiroshige (Part I)
Oct 02, 1987 – Jan 24, 1988

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Uoya Eikichi 魚屋栄吉 (1855 - 1866, Edo, Japan), publisher
Snow in the Kiso Gorge, Shinano Province (信州木曽の雪 Shinshū Kiso no yuki); from the series One Hundred Views in the Various Provinces (諸国名所百景 Shokoku meisho hyakkei), 1859, 10th month
Polychrome wood block print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 34.6 x 23.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1298

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