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Memorial portrait of Hiroshige: P.5-1944

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Memorial portrait of Hiroshige

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

Entities

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Dated Horse 9 (September 1858). Engraver Yokokawa Hôri Take. Publisher Uwoyei, Shitaya.

Notes

History note: Sotheby's 18 Feb 1944, lot 52 (two prints)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1944) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1858

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 369 mm Width 253 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5-1944
Primary reference Number: 182631
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Memorial portrait of Hiroshige" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/182631 Accessed: 2024-11-28 19:28:29

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/182631 |title=Memorial portrait of Hiroshige |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-28 19:28:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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