Object number1987.21.24
The Myōken Shrine at Yanagishima
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital
Date1862
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige II (二代目歌川広重)
(Japanese, 1826-1869)
Publisher
Sagamiya Tokichi (Ai-To)
(Japanese)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 13 11/16 x 9 in. (34.7 x 22.8 cm)
Sheet (Vertical ōban): 14 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (37.2 x 23.2 cm)
Sheet (Vertical ōban): 14 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (37.2 x 23.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Celia Faulkner Clevenger, class of 1958
Period19th c (Edo Period)
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed lower right, in block: 広重画 (Hiroshige ga)
InscribedOn recto, upper right, in block: 東都三十六景 (Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital; Tōto sanjūrokkei); 柳しま妙けん (The Myōken Shrine at Yanagashima; Myōken Yanagashima)
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