Tarui, No. 58 from the series Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi (Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō)

Tarui, No. 58 from the series Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi (Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

publisher: Iseya Rihei (Japanese, active 1790s-ca. 1879)

1835/1838

Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)

color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e

image: 8 7/16 in x 13 5/8 in; sheet: 9 in x 14 in

series title; title: 木曽海道六拾九次之内 // 垂井 // 五拾八, printed in black ink and red intaglio within rectangular cartouche, upper right Transliteration (Translation): Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi // Tarui // gojūhachi (sixty-nine stations of the Kisokaidō // Tarui // 58) Language: Japanese

censor's mark: 極, printed in black relief within circular cartouche, bottom right Transliteration (Translation): kiwame (approval) Language: Japanese

artist's seal: 一立斎, printed in red relief within square cartouche, upper left Transliteration (Translation): Ichiryūsai ([seal of the artist Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重]) Language: Japanese

publisher's mark: 林, printed in black ink, bottom right Transliteration (Translation): Hayashi ([seal of the publisher Iseya Rihei 伊勢屋利兵衛]) Language: Japanese Description: Edo publisher, firm Kinjudō 錦樹堂 active 1790s-c.1879.

signature: 廣重画, printed in black ink, upper left Transliteration (Translation): Hiroshige ga (picture [by] Hiroshige) Language: Japanese

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Edo

Japanese woodblock prints

nishiki-e

relief printing

relief prints

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