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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.217
People
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese (1797 - 1858)
Title
Miishoho-ji, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei) in fan (uchiwa) shape
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: ōmi hakkei: Miishoho-ji
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Edo period, dated 1852
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209051

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in fan-shaped (uchiwa-e) format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Hiroshige ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 23.0 cm x W. 29.0 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Hiroshige ga

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
1933.4.217
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995

Verification Level

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