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Object Type
print
Museum number
1921,1115,0.7
Title
Object:
Kô takaki ni noborite sôen o misunarasu 皇登高叡覧竃烟
(The Emperor Ascends to a High Place and Observes the Smoke from Cook Stoves)
Series:
Honcho nenreki zue 本朝年歴図会
(Illustrated Guide to the History of Japan)
Description
Woodblock print. Emperor Nintoku surveying the countryside for signs of fires in his subjects' dwellings. No. 7 in series.
Producer name
Print artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Cultures/periods
Edo Period
Production date
1847-52
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
history
myth/legend
emperor/empress
Associated names
Associated with:
Nintoku tenno 仁徳天皇
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Kato Shozo (加藤章造)
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Asia
Registration number
1921,1115,0.7