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Japan: Myths to Manga

Basket Ropeway in Hida Province

Woodblock Print
1860 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print from woodblocks, signed Hiroshige ga


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Basket Ropeway in Hida Province (assigned by artist)
  • One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock printing on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Basket Ropeway in Hida Province' from the series 'One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces' by Utagawa Hiroshige II, Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1860.
Pap, Japan, prints.
Physical description
Colour print from woodblocks, signed 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.
Collection
Accession number
E.3243-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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