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True View of Shimodani in Hōki Province

Woodblock Print
1859 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodblock print depicting the view of a snow-topped mountain.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • True View of Shimodani in Hōki 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, 'True View of Shimodani in Hōki Province' from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces' by Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1859
Physical description
Woodblock print depicting the view of a snow-topped mountain.
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'
  • 「伯耆下谷真景」
    Translation
    True View of Shimodani in Hōki Province
    Transliteration
    'Hōki Shimodani shinkei'
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.3263-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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