Accession number: 1957. 296
display artist: utagawa hiroshige
display title: "settsu province, sumiyoshi, idemi beach"
translation(s): "(settsu, sumiyoshi, idemi no hama)"
series title: famous views of the sixty-odd provinces
suite name: rokujuyoshu meisho zue
creation date: 1853
medium: woodblock
height: 13 5/8 in. Width: 9 in. Display dimensions: 13 5/8 in. X 9 in. (34. 61 cm x 22. 86 cm)
publisher: koshimuraya heisuke
credit line: bequest of mrs. Cora timken burnett
label copy: "one of series: rokuju ye shin. Meisho dzu. ""views of 60 or more provinces"". Published by koshei kei in 1853-1856. Included in this collection are 3 duplicates. The lighthouse and surrounding pine trees in the print are part of the sumiyoshi shrine, one of the oldest shinto shrines in japan. The shrine, dedicated to the gods of the sea, was a very popular attraction in the settsu province near idemi beach. Just like his view of the takashi beach, hiroshiges view of idemi beach overlooks the osaka bay towards the island of awaji in the background. "
collection: the san diego museum of art.
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