Not on display

Furukawa River, Hiroo (Hiroo Furukawa)

Woodblock Print
1856 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Furukawa River, Hiroo (Hiroo Furukawa) (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, 'Furukawa River, Hiroo' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1856.
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'
  • 「広尾ふる川」 (Title)
    Translation
    Furukawa River, Hiroo
    Transliteration
    'Hiroo Furukawa'
  • 「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.3818C-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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