Photographic Eight Views of Tokyo

Maker(s)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige III 歌川広重三世 (1843-1894)
Historical period(s)
Meiji era, 1878
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 25.5 x 37.3 cm (10 1/16 x 14 11/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift--the Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection of prints from Meiji Japan
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1999.38
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Woodblock print

Keywords
city, Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection, Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Provenance

From the 1960s to 1999
Elizabeth D. Woodbury, Japan and Alexandria, VA, purchased in Japan in the 1960s [1]

From 1999
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Elizabeth D. Woodbury in 1999

Notes:

[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Elizabeth D. Woodbury

Label

Four prints marked for cutting provide postcard-like images of scenes in Tokyo. The complete set of eight scenes is printed on two standard-size (oban) sheets of paper.  At the upper right is the Mitsui Bank at Surugacho. To its left is Nihonbashi.  Below at left is Shinbashi station, terminus of the Tokyo-Yokohama line linking Tokyo to its port. To its right is the wide river at Ryogoku Bridge, a major site of entertainment during the Edo period (1615-1868). The print, by Hiroshige III, represents a modern version of the theme of "Eight Views..." which began from Chinese poetry and paintings of the scenic region around the Xiao and Xiang Rivers.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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