Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools (Awa, Naruto no fūha)
Woodblock Print
1855 (made)
1855 (made)
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Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Waves.
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools' from the series 'Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Toyko), Japan, 1855 |
| Physical description | Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Waves. |
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| 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. |
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| Associated object | E.3605A-1886 (Duplicate) |
| Bibliographic reference | Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
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| Accession number | E.3605-1886 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2003 |
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