View of Takanawa
Woodblock Print
ca. 1840-1842 (made)
ca. 1840-1842 (made)
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The rainy scene in this early 1840s uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is set on the Takanawa shoreline at the northern end of Kuruma-cho in southern Edo. The ox-carts in the middle foreground were used for urban construction projects. The area between these and the billboards to the right is occupied by a temporary tea-stall, and to the left there is a large grass-covered construction. This is part of the remains of the Okido, the gate that marked the official southern boundary of the city.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'View of Takanawa', from the series 'Famous Places in the Eastern Capital'; fan print, Japanese, ca. 1840-1842 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher mark: Enshuya Matabei. Later printing (atozuri). |
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| Credit line | Webb Bequest |
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| Summary | The rainy scene in this early 1840s uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is set on the Takanawa shoreline at the northern end of Kuruma-cho in southern Edo. The ox-carts in the middle foreground were used for urban construction projects. The area between these and the billboards to the right is occupied by a temporary tea-stall, and to the left there is a large grass-covered construction. This is part of the remains of the Okido, the gate that marked the official southern boundary of the city. |
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| Accession number | E.4920-1919 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2003 |
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