Object number1987.21.28
Shirasuka: View of Shiomizaka
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Gyosho Tōkaidō)
Datec. 1845
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重)
(Japanese, 1797-1858)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e): ink and color on paper
DimensionsSheet (Horizontal aiban): 9 1/16 x 13 3/8 in. (23 x 34 cm)
Credit LineGift of Celia Faulkner Clevenger, class of 1958
Period19th c (Edo Period)
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed lower right edge off center, in block: 広重画 (Hiroshige ga)
InscribedOn recto, 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); 白須賀 汐見坂風景 (Shirasuka: View of Shiomizaka (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka fūkei)
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Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重)
c. 1832-1838
Culture: Japanese
