Shimosa Kōnodai (The Swan's Perch, Shimosa Province)

Description

Colour woodblock print entitled Shimosa Kōnodai (The Swan's Perch, Shimosa Province), from the series Fuji sanjū-rokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji), depicting a flat-topped hill with autumn trees overlooking the bay. Mt Fuji sits above a band of mist: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1851 - 1852

Museum reference

A.1887.745.28.23

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Sanoya Kihei, 1800 - 1875 (fl.), Publisher

Date

1851 - 1852

Materials

Paper

Associations

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