Evening View with a Rainbow at Takanawa
Woodblock Print
1839 (made)
1839 (made)
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The ox-carts beneath the rainbox in this uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige indicate that the location is Kuruma-cho, an area on the Takanawa shoreline in the southern part of Edo, where oxen were kept to help with urban construction projects. The text on the billboard behind the red cartouche reads Ibakyu han, meaning 'published by Ibakyu'. Text on the billboard to the left reads tonen shincho daikichi rishi, meaning 'in the hope that this print, newly designed this year, will sell profitably'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'Evening View with a Rainbow at Takanawa', from the series 'Famous Places in the Eastern Capital'; fan print, Japanese, 1839 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Artist seal: Ichiryusai. Publisher mark: Ibaya Kyubei. Censorship seal: kiwame. Date seal: Boar (1839). |
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| Object history | Purchased from J. S. Happer, accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | The ox-carts beneath the rainbox in this uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige indicate that the location is Kuruma-cho, an area on the Takanawa shoreline in the southern part of Edo, where oxen were kept to help with urban construction projects. The text on the billboard behind the red cartouche reads Ibakyu han, meaning 'published by Ibakyu'. Text on the billboard to the left reads tonen shincho daikichi rishi, meaning 'in the hope that this print, newly designed this year, will sell profitably'. |
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| Accession number | E.546-1911 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2002 |
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