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Benten Shrine, Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benten no yashiro)

Woodblock Print
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodblock print, 'Benten Shrine, Inokashira Pond' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan.


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Benten Shrine, Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benten no yashiro) (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, 'Benten Shrine, Inokashira Pond' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「名所江戸百景」 (Series Title)
    Translation
    One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
    Transliteration
    'Meisho Edo hyakkei'
  • 「井の頭の池弁天の社」 (Title)
    Translation
    Benten Shrine, Inokashira Pond
    Transliteration
    'Inokashira no ike Benten no yashiro'
  • 「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.3832E-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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