Edo prints
| Design: | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | |||||
| Title: | The whirlpools at Naruto in the province of Awa (middle) | |||||
| Size: | 35.9 x 25.1 cm (ōban) | |||||
| Posthumous printing from newly cut woodblocks | ||||||
| Photography: | Theo Janssen |
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Publisher’s seal in left margin:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 内 | uchi | inside | |
| 田 | ta | rice field | Publisher: |
| 版 | han | edition | Uchida |
Black censor seal reading aratame (‘inspected’), and black seal with original publishing date (Ansei 四 - the fourth year of the Ansei Edo period - is 1857, since Ansei started in 1854) in top right of print area.
References
- Forrer, Matthi (1994). Japanese Prints (2 volumes in slipcase). Vol. 10-11, Genève: Collections Baur.
- Forrer, Matthi (1997). Hiroshige, Prints and Drawings. London: Royal Academy of Arts and Prestel Verlag
- Narazaki, Muneshige, ed. (1988). Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections, Volume 12. The Berlin Oriental Art Museum. Tokyo: Kodansha International
- Newland, Amy, and Uhlenbeck, Chris, Eds. (1990). Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga. New York: Mallard Press
- Uhlenbeck, Chris, and Jansen, Marije (2008). Hiroshige, Shaping the Image of Japan. Leiden: Hotei Publishing
Provenance: Uchida Art Co