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Title

Red maple trees at Tsūten Bridge, from the series Famous places of Kyoto

1834

Artist

Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa

Japan

1797 – 1858

  • Details

    Other Title
    Merry-making at the foot of maple trees at Tsuten-kyo
    Alternative title
    Kyōto meisho no uchi Tsūtenkyō no momijii
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Tenpo era 1830 - 1844 Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1834
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    22.1 x 35.6 cm image; 25.7 x 37.8 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Signed l.r., in Japanese, ink, incised on block "Hiroshige ga" [picture by Hiroshige]. Not dated.

    Credit
    Purchased 1961
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    DO6.1961
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 3 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

  • Provenance

    Dr Miller, 04 Jul 1919

    Getting, 11 Feb 1936

    R.G. McNair Scott, pre 1960, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, purchased by Mr C. Norris for the Art Gallery of New South Wales from auction sale of R.G.McNair Scott's Japanese Prints and Sword Furniture, at Glendining & Co. Ltd., on 11 April 1960, lot 117b.

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