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Title

Mariko: famous tea shop, from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tôkaidô Highway

1833-1834

Artist

Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa

Japan

1797 – 1858

  • Details

    Other Title
    From the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido: Famous Tea Shop
    Alternative title
    Tôkaidô Gojûsan-tsugi no uchi Mariko Meibutsu chamise
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Tenpo era 1830 - 1844 Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1833-1834
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    22.7 x 35.5 cm image; 24.7 x 37.3 cm sheet
    Signature & date

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

    Credit
    Purchased 1930
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    4364
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa

    Works in the collection

    26

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • Japanese Woodcuts, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 28 Jun 1968–28 Jul 1968

    • Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

  • Provenance

    Samurai Shōkai, pre Nov 1930, Yokohama/Kanagawa/Japan, purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 1930.

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