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Moon Pine, Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu)

Woodblock Print
1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)
Tokyo (made)

Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Landscape.

Object details

Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Moon Pine, Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu) (assigned by artist)
  • One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Moon Pine, Ueno' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1857.
Physical description
Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.8cm
  • Width: 24.8cm
Taken from register.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「名所江戸百景」 (Series title)
    Translation
    One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
    Transliteration
    'Meisho Edo hyakkei'
  • 「上野山内月のまつ」 (Title)
    Translation
    Moon Pine, Ueno
    Transliteration
    'Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu'
  • 「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
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.3893B-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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