Town Prosperous with Tanabata Festival (Shichu han-ei, Tanabata matsuri) From the Series One hundred Views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The bird's eye view overlooking rooftops in a district in Edo shows Tanabata Festivities. The tall branches of bamboo are decorated with colorful pieces of paper. Written on them are hopes and wishes for the upcoming year. The silhouette of Mt. Fuji accompanies these brilliant decorations. According to legend, two deities in love were only allowed to meet once a year on this day, July seventh.
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: 1941-31-296
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
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