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No. 1: Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki

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

Woodblock print. Aiban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figures and scenes in individual medallions.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • No. 1: Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki (assigned by artist)
  • Cutout Pictures of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō harimaze zue) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'No. 1: Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki' from the series 'Cutout Pictures of the Tōkaidō Road', by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, c. 1848-49.
Physical description
Woodblock print. Aiban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figures and scenes in individual medallions.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.6cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「東海道張交図絵」 (Series title)
    Translation
    Cutout Pictures of the Tōkaidō Road
    Transliteration
    'Tōkaidō harimaze zue'
  • 「日本橋」 (Title)
    Translation
    Nihonbashi
    Transliteration
    'Nihonbashi'
  • 「品川」 (Title)
    Translation
    Shinagawa
    Transliteration
    'Shinagawa'
  • 「川崎」 (Title)
    Translation
    Kawasaki
    Transliteration
    'Kawasaki'
  • 「広重筆」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige hitsu'
Object history
55 pictures on 12 sheets depicting various subjects and references to principal posts along the Tōkaidō.
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 object
E.4259A-1886 (Version)
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.4259-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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