PrintsJapanese19th century

Moon Viewing at Shinagawa

Late Edo period, circa 1850-1859

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

9.6 x 13 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)

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Battle Crossing of the Sumidagawa (Sumidagawa ikada watashi no zu)

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Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Ōmi hakkei no uchi)

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Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Monkey Trainer Yojirō, from the series Great Hit Plays (Ōatari kyōgen no uchi)

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Rules for the Department of Young Ladies (Shōgaku Joreishiki zukai)

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Triptych: Ueno Shinobazu Horserace

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Bag and Hammer

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Iki Province, Shisa (Iki, Shisa), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujūyoshū meisho zue)

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View of Matsudo Village (Matsudo no Sato), Print from Keyblock

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Clear Sky after Snow at the Old Castle Keep

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A HUNDRED VIEWS OF FAMOUS PLACES IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES, "MUSASHI; CHICHIBU SANCHU

Utagawa Hiroshige II, Late Edo period, dated 1859

Ink on paper

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No. 21, from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e)

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Ashikaga Takauji, from the series Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle

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