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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.96
People
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese (1797 - 1858)
Title
Station 20 -- Fuchū, from the Reisho Tōkaidō series published by Marusei
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1850
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209047

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 24.1 x W. 37.1 cm (9 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.96
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Travelers arriving at the gay quarter of Fuchū at nightfall. Two are on horseback and one is in a kago. Girls stand in the gateway welcoming them.

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