One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Print Maker
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: At the center of the image is a black windsock (Koinobori) in the form of a carp (Magoi), and in the background is a view of Mt. Fuji, with a proession of samurai passing over the Suido Bridge. The carp windock was a traditional decoration for Boy’s Day (May 5th), also known as Feast of Banners, a Japanese festival that celebrates children.
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: 1941-31-297
objectType: label: Type
content: animals
label: Object Name
content: Print
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content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper