Accession number: 1957. 256
display artist: utagawa hiroshige
display title: "yamashiro province, the togetsu bridge in arashiyama"
series title: famous views of the sixty-odd provinces
suite name: rokujuyoshu meisho zue
creation date: 1853
medium: woodblock
height: 13 1/2 in. Width: 9 1/8 in. Display dimensions: 13 1/2 in. X 9 1/8 in. (34. 29 cm x 23. 18 cm)
publisher: koshimuraya heisuke
credit line: bequest of mrs. Cora timken burnett
label copy: "one of series: rokuju ye shin. Meisho dzu. ""view of 60 or more provinces"". Published by koshei kei in 1853-1856. Included in this collection are 3 duplicates. This print depicts the togetsu bridge over the hozu river with a waterfall cascading down a cloudy mount arashi. The village of arashiyama to the west of kyoto has served as inspiration for many japanese artists. The place has not only been depicted by many famous printers, but is also considered the birthplace of japanese literature. "
collection: the san diego museum of art.
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