Three Porters
Three Porters
Three Porters
Three Porters

Currently not on view

Three Porters,

mid 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, 1797–1858; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1967-114

Information

Title
Three Porters
Dates

mid 19th century

Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 25.7 x 34.7 cm. (10 1/8 x 13 11/16 in.) Mount: 114 x 48.5 cm. (44 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Josten
Object Number
y1967-114
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed lower right: 廣重 “Hiroshige”
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Ichiryūsai" [壱]立齋, square relief, bottom right (Ichiryūsai一立齋 is a name Hiroshige used after 1832.)
Description
Two men in broad hats moving left, through snow, carrying pole on which is suspended a large container. Close behind, a third man with a large hat or umbrella, head bent forward, carrying a pole over his shoulder from which hangs a basket containing two upright sticks.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese painting styles, paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
porters, figures (representations), snow, hats

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