Goyu (Goyu)
Woodblock Print
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Woodblock print depicting a street scene. A central cluster of figures is visible, a male figure in a wide-brimmed hat and a female figure in blue kimono face the observer.
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'Goyu' from the series 'The Fifty-three Stations [of the Tōkaidō Road]', also known as the 'Jinbutsu Tōkaidō', by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan. |
| Physical description | Woodblock print depicting a street scene. A central cluster of figures is visible, a male figure in a wide-brimmed hat and a female figure in blue kimono face the observer. |
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| Object history | One from a series of 56. Publisher; Muraichi at Nihonbashi, Edo. 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. |
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| Accession number | E.4178A-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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