The Tōkaidō Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō - Gojūsan tsugi no uchi)
Woodblock Print
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Woodblock print depicting landscape with plain border. On the left, a row of buildings with yellow roofs, on the right, a line of trees. Figures populate the street between.
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Title | The Tōkaidō Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tōkaidō - Gojūsan tsugi no uchi) (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
Brief description | Woodblock print from the series 'Gojū-san Tōkaidō, Views from the Principal Stations of the Tōkaidō' by Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1829), Japan |
Physical description | Woodblock print depicting landscape with plain border. On the left, a row of buildings with yellow roofs, on the right, a line of trees. Figures populate the street between. |
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Object history | From a series of fifty-four prints. 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.4140C-1886 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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