Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi 岡崎 矢矧之橋), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内)
Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi 岡崎 矢矧之橋), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内)

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Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi 岡崎 矢矧之橋), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内),

ca. 1833–34 [Tenpō 4–5]

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, 1797–1858; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Published by Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1994-153

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Title
Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi 岡崎 矢矧之橋), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内)
Dates

ca. 1833–34 [Tenpō 4–5]

Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Published by Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
image (sight): 22 × 34 cm (8 11/16 × 13 3/8 in.) frame: 33.5 × 44.5 × 1.6 cm (13 3/16 × 17 1/2 × 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Elaine King in memory of her husband, Col. Herbert G. King, Class of 1922
Object Number
x1994-153
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
"Painted by Hiroshige"
Inscription
Ink and seals, upper center and lower right Publisher’s seal: “Hoyei-do”, square with intaglio band. This marks the print as part of the early Hoyei-do edition. Set of 55 prints issued separately between 1833–1834. Series completed in 1834.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
ukiyo-e, prints, relief prints
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
block printing
Subject
mountains, landscapes (representations), bridges (built works), bridges (built works)

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