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Famous Places in Tokyo: Illustration of the Emperor and Empress Leaving the Temporary Imperial Palace at Akasaka
Famous Places in Tokyo: Illustration of the Emperor and Empress Leaving the Temporary Imperial Palace at Akasaka
Object number2008.19.45

Famous Places in Tokyo: Illustration of the Emperor and Empress Leaving the Temporary Imperial Palace at Akasaka

Date1881
Artist (Japanese, 1843-1894)
Artist (Japanese)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e; oban tate-e triptych), ink and color on paper
DimensionsSheet (each, ōban tate-e triptych): 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)
Overall: 14 1/8 x 28 3/8 in. (35.9 x 72.1 cm)
Matted: 20 x 33 in. (50.8 x 83.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frances Beatty Adler, class of 1970, and Allen Adler
Period19th c (Meiji period)
Classification(s)
SignedSigned: Oju Hiroshige
InscribedOn recto, left sheet, upper left:「東京名所之内　赤坂仮皇居　御出門之図」Famous Places in Tokyo: Illustration of the Emperor and Empress Leaving the Temporary Imperial Palace at Akasaka (Tōkyō meisho no uchi: Akasaka kari kōkyo goshutsumon no zu)
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