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The Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province (Yamato Noji)

Woodblock Print
circa 1835
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige (artist)
Kawaguchiya Shozo (publisher)
Place of origin
Japan (made)
Tokyo (made)

Woodblock print. Hosoban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figures in landscape.

Object details

Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • The Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province (Yamato Noji) (assigned by artist)
  • Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'The Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province', from the series 'Six Jewel Rivers', by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, circa 1835.
Physical description
Woodblock print. Hosoban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figures in landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
Taken from register.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「六玉河之内」 (Series Title)
    Translation
    Six Jewel Rivers
    Transliteration
    'Mu Tamagawa no uchi'
  • 「大和　野路」 (Title)
    Translation
    The Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province
    Transliteration
    'Yamato Noji'
  • 「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.3700-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O423293/the-noji-jewel-river-in-woodblock-print-utagawa-hiroshige/
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