Iyo Province: Saijō (Iyo, Saijō 伊予 西条), from the series “Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]” ([Dai Nihon] Rokujūyoshū meisho zue 六十余州名所図絵)
Iyo Province: Saijō (Iyo, Saijō 伊予 西条), from the series “Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]” ([Dai Nihon] Rokujūyoshū meisho zue 六十余州名所図絵)

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Iyo Province: Saijō (Iyo, Saijō 伊予 西条), from the series “Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]” ([Dai Nihon] Rokujūyoshū meisho zue 六十余州名所図絵),

1855 [Ansei 2], 9th month

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, 1797–1858; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1966-62

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Title
Iyo Province: Saijō (Iyo, Saijō 伊予 西条), from the series “Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]” ([Dai Nihon] Rokujūyoshū meisho zue 六十余州名所図絵)
Dates

1855 [Ansei 2], 9th month

Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
block: 34.3 x 22.5 cm. (13 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 34.8 x 24.5 cm. (13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.) mat: 48.8 x 36.2 cm. (19 3/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Louis C. West
Object Number
x1966-62
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, oban, prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
seascapes, mountains, promontories, sailboats, geese, landscapes (representations)

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