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RISDM 20-1293.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sagami River (Sagamigawa)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Sagami River (Sagamigawa)
from the series The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei)
富士三十六景
さがみ川

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1858, 4th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.8 x 25.4 cm (14 7/8 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal; censor's seal: Horse 4

Inscription: Left margin has #21 written in pencil in the bottom corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1293

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho-e
Famous Places in Japanese Prints by Hiroshige (Part I)
Oct 02, 1987 – Jan 24, 1988

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Sagami River (Sagamigawa); from the series The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei); 富士三十六景; さがみ川, 1858, 4th month
Polychrome wood block print
Vertical ōban: 37.8 x 25.4 cm (14 7/8 x 10 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1293

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