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Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine (Kanda Myōjin akebono no kei)

Woodblock Print
1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodblock print, 'Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1857.


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine (Kanda Myōjin akebono no kei) (assigned by artist)
  • One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1857.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「名所江戸百景」 (Series title)
    Translation
    One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
    Transliteration
    'Meisho Edo hyakkei'
  • 「神田明神曙之景」 (Title)
    Translation
    Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine
    Transliteration
    'Kanda Myōjin akebono no kei'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
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 objects
Collection
Accession number
E.3897D-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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