Object number1987.21.13

Hakone

Portfolio/SeriesThe Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road also known as Gyōshō Tōkaidō

Datec. 1845

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) (Japanese, 1797-1858)

CultureJapanese

MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e): ink on and color on paper

DimensionsImage: 7 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (20 x 32 cm)
Sheet (Horizontal aiban): 9 1/16 x 13 in. (23 x 33 cm)

Credit LineGift of Celia Faulkner Clevenger, class of 1958

Period19th c (Edo Period)

Classification(s)

SignedOn recto, signed upper right, in block: 広重画 (Hiroshige ga)

InscribedOn recto, inscribed upper left, in block: 東海道五十三次之内 (The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi) On recto, inscribed upper left off center, in block: 箱根 (Hakone) On recto, inscribed center right edge, in block: 伊豆相模両国境 (Izu Sagami Ryōgoku no sakai)

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