Illustrations of Production in Great Japan
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Period
1877 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 36.8 x 24.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
S1999.37 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1999.37
Object Details
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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige III 歌川広重三世 (1843-1894) -
Label
This print comprises two scenes of traditional crafts and industries as they were practiced in the first decade of the Meiji era (1868-1912). In the upper scene is the shop of a manufacturer of knives for preparing food. Blacksmiths work at right to produce the sharp steel blades, while customers crowd the shop at left to peruse the quality of the merchandise. Signs of the gradual shift in Japanese customs are seen in the Western-style umbrella and the short haircut worn by men passing by in the street. Fishing is the theme of the lower panel. The catch is brought ashore in rowboats and loaded into baskets. A lively group at right gathers around a particularly fine fish. -
Provenance
From the 1960s to 1999Elizabeth D. Woodbury, Japan and Alexandria, VA, purchased in Japan in the 1960s [1]From 1999Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Elizabeth D. Woodbury in 1999Notes:[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Elizabeth D. Woodbury -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift--the Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection of prints from Meiji Japan -
Type
Print -
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