Rocky Island: Tanokuchi in Bizen Province
Rocky Island: Tanokuchi in Bizen Province
Rocky Island: Tanokuchi in Bizen Province
Rocky Island: Tanokuchi in Bizen Province

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Rocky Island: Tanokuchi in Bizen Province,

mid-19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, 1797–1858; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1984-63

Information

Title
Rocky Island: Tanokuchi in Bizen Province
Dates

mid-19th century

Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 40.3 x 56.2 cm. (15 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.) Mount: 119 x 62.5 cm. (46 7/8 x 24 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
y1984-63
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed: 廣重 "Hiroshige" Stamped with intaglio seal: Hiroshige
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, “Hiroshige” 廣重, square intaglio, bottom left
Description
Hiroshige designed prints of famous sites in 60 odd provinces. One of the sites is a rocky island formation along the coast of Tanokuchi田野口 in Bizen備前 (modern Okayama prefecture).
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls, japanese painting styles
Materials
silk (textile), ink
Subject
islands, cliffs, landscapes (representations), mountains

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