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Basket Ropeway in Hida Province

Woodblock Print
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Basket Ropeway in Hida Province (assigned by artist)
  • One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Basket Ropeway in Hida Province' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces' by Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869), Edo (Toyko), Japan
Physical description
Woodblock print. Aiban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.7cm
  • Width: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「諸国名所百景」
    Translation
    One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces
    Transliteration
    'Shokoku meisho hyakkei'
  • 「飛騨篭わたし」
    Translation
    Basket Ropeway in Hida Province
    Transliteration
    'Hida kago watashi'
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.3243A-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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