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Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]

Woodblock Print
1856 (made)
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige (artist)
Place of origin
Tokyo (made)
Japan (made)

Woodblock print, Title Page for the series 'Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1856.


Object details

Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] (assigned by artist)
  • Title Page for the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces of Japan (generic title)
  • Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, Title Page for the series 'Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1856.
Marks and inscriptions
「大日本六十餘州名勝図会」 (Title)
Translation
Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces of Japan
Transliteration
'Dai Nihon Rokujūyoshū meisho zue'
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Associated object
E.3550A-1886 (Duplicate)
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.3550-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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