Meishō sanjūrokkei (36 Famous Views)

Description

Colour woodblock print entitled Meishō sanjūrokkei (36 Famous Views) from the series Fuji sanjūrokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), the title page with Mount Fuji in a fan-shaped cartouche, against a background of flowing water and flowers: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Museum reference

A.1887.745.67.56

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsutaya Kichizō, 1820 - 1890 (fl.), Publisher

Date

1858

Materials

Paper

Associations

Depicted: Fuji-san, Honshu, Japan, East Asia