No. 21, Mariko: Selling the Famous Yam Soup at the Station (Mariko, Ekichū meibutsu tororojiru o hisagu)
Woodblock Print
1855 (made)
1855 (made)
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Woodblock print depicting a street scene. A line of shops on either side of the print. Three figures on the left can be seen enjoying something to eat. In the centre, a figure on a donkey joined by two cloaked figures. In the background, a large green tree and large green mountian.
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'No. 21, Mariko: Selling the Famous Yam Soup at the Station' from the series 'Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations' also known as the 'Vertical Tōkaidō', by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1855. |
| Physical description | Woodblock print depicting a street scene. A line of shops on either side of the print. Three figures on the left can be seen enjoying something to eat. In the centre, a figure on a donkey joined by two cloaked figures. In the background, a large green tree and large green mountian. |
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| Object history | One from a series of 55 prints. Publisher; Tsutaya. 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.4006B-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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