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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1937,0710,0.256
Title
Object:
Akasaka ryosha shofu no zu 赤坂 旅舎招婦ノ図
(Akasaka - Scene of hostesses at an inn)
Series:
Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内
(The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō)
Description
Woodblock print. Guests relaxing in room at left, women applying make-up in room at right. No. 37 in 'Hoeido Tokaido' series. 1 of 2 impressions in collection.
Producer name
Print artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Cultures/periods
Tenpo Era
Production date
1833-1834
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
tavern/inn
servant/domestic worker
traveller/travel
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Tokaido
Topographic representation of:
Akasaka (Aichi-ken)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Charles Hazelwood Shannon
Acquisition date
1937
Department
Asia
Registration number
1937,0710,0.256