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Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi: P.3577-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi
Translated as: Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara

Maker(s)

Designer: Hiroshige, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Uoei (Uoya Eikichi). Date seal: Snake 4 (4/1857). Censor’s seal: aratame. 1857.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1857-04

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3577-R
Primary reference Number: 182509

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 January 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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