Kudanzaka Lighthouse (Kudanzaka tôrô), from the series Famous Places of Tokyo (Tôkyô meisho)

「東京名所　九段さかの灯籠」

Utagawa Hiroshige III (Japanese, 1842–1894)
Publisher: Mizuno Keijirô (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

about 1878 (Meiji 11)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 18.2 × 12.5 cm (7 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.295

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Hiroshige (in red box), Andô Tokubei (in margin)
広重、安藤徳兵エ

ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.