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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fishing for Bonito off the Coast, Tosa Province (Tosa kaijo katsuzuri)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yoshimuraya Heisuke (Japanese), publisher

Title

Fishing for Bonito off the Coast, Tosa Province (Tosa kaijo katsuzuri)
Views of famous places in the sixty-odd provinces
Rokujuyoshu meisho zue

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1855

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 39.4 x 22.9 cm (15 1/2 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Koshihei; censor's seal | aratame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1374

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho-e
Famous Places in Japanese Prints by Hiroshige (Part I)
Oct 02, 1987 – Jan 24, 1988
Prints by Hiroshige
Oct 31, 1961 – Nov 19, 1961

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yoshimuraya Heisuke (Japanese), publisher
Fishing for Bonito off the Coast, Tosa Province (Tosa kaijo katsuzuri); Views of famous places in the sixty-odd provinces; Rokujuyoshu meisho zue, 1855
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 39.4 x 22.9 cm (15 1/2 x 9 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1374

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