Not currently on display at the V&A

Earth

Drawing
1843 - 1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Preliminary drawing, shita-e, for fan-print, sumi ink on paper. Signed Shodai Hiroshige. Street scene with woman in the foreground seated on a table and holding a pipe.


Object details

Object type
TitleEarth (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
black ink on paper.
Brief description
Preliminary drawing, shita-e, for fan-print, by Utagawa Hiroshige, ink on paper. 'Earth' from the series 'The Pride of Edo Compared to the Five Elements', 1843-1847.
Physical description
Preliminary drawing, shita-e, for fan-print, sumi ink on paper. Signed Shodai Hiroshige. Street scene with woman in the foreground seated on a table and holding a pipe.
Style
Credit line
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Collection
Accession number
FE.2-2001

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Record createdMay 23, 2002
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