View of Suzume Bay at Kanazawa in Musashi Province

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Artist/Maker	Hiroshige, Utagawa (artist)
Place of origin	Japan (made)

This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige shows a distant view of Mount Fuji. Suzumegaura ('Swallow Bay') in the foreground was one of numerous beauty spots in the Kanazawa area. Artists and travellers alike had celebrated the Kanazawa 'Hakkei' ('Eight Views of Kanazawa') since the early 17th century. They were popular with travellers from Edo (modern Tokyo) making the journey to Enoshima further to the west.

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 Prints SCRAN
Object type	Woodblock print
Title	View of Suzume Bay at Kanazawa in Musashi Province (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour print from woodblocks
Brief description	Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'View of Suzume Bay at Kanazawa in Musashi Province'; fan print, Japanese, 1843-1847
Physical description	Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige hitsu. Unidentified publisher mark. Censor seal: Yoshimura.
Dimensions	Approx. height: 220mm Approx. width: 290mm
Style	Edo Period
Credit line	Webb Bequest
Summary	This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige shows a distant view of Mount Fuji. Suzumegaura ('Swallow Bay') in the foreground was one of numerous beauty spots in the Kanazawa area. Artists and travellers alike had celebrated the Kanazawa 'Hakkei' ('Eight Views of Kanazawa') since the early 17th century. They were popular with travellers from Edo (modern Tokyo) making the journey to Enoshima further to the west.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	E.4832-1919

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Record created	November 17, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85803/view-of-suzume-bay-at-woodblock-print-hiroshige-utagawa/

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