Shinagawa from the series 53 Stations of Tokaido
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1856-58
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Hirogshige: Issued between Tsuta-ya Kichizo (ca. 1800s-60s). aratame [approved] seal plus year month seal: Hare VII [1855]. signature: Hiroshige ga: A view in the foreground contains three figures and blooming cherry blossom trees, that overlook a river, travelling towards a tiny forest and rooftops of a small town. The middle ground shows various sailboats and ships sailing out to sea. There is a small mountain silhouette in the horizon just below the blue skyline, and next to the red sunset are both shown in a gradation. Identical to the print 1941-31-201 except the horizon is red rather than purple.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-200
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper