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Inari Shrine at Ōji

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

Woodblock print, 'Inari Shrine at Ōji' from the series 'Famous Places in Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan.


Object details

Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Inari Shrine at Ōji (assigned by artist)
  • Famous Places in Edo (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Inari Shrine at Ōji' from the series 'Famous Places in Edo' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「江都名所」 (Series Title)
    Translation
    Famous Places in Edo
    Transliteration
    'Kōto meisho'
  • 「王子稲荷之祠」 (Title)
    Translation
    Inari Shrine at Ōji
    Transliteration
    'Ōji Inari no hokora'
  • 「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.3528-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O420781/inari-shrine-at-ōji-woodblock-print-utagawa-hiroshige/
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