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Vespers Bell at Tōdaiji (Tōdaiji no banshō)

Woodblock Print
1852 (published)
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (artist)
Place of origin
Tokyo
Japan

Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Vespers Bell at Tōdaiji (Tōdaiji no banshō) (assigned by artist)
  • Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yōbu hakkei) (series title)
  • Akushichibei Kagekiyo (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print in album, 'Vespers Bell at Tōdaiji' (depicting Akushichibei Kagekiyo) from the series 'Eight Views of Military Brilliance' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), published in Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1852.
Physical description
Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.
Dimensions
  • Album height: 36.3cm
  • Album width: 24.5cm (Note: From Accession Register)
Style
Edo (Japanese Period)
Marks and inscriptions
「燿武八景」「東大寺晩鐘」「悪七兵衛景清」
Credit line
Given by the Misses Alexander
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.5853-1916

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O407279/vespers-bell-at-tōdaiji--woodblock-print-utagawa-kuniyoshi/
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