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Title: The First Bonito of the Season at Nihonbashi/ 日本橋初鰹
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. In the foreground of the print a woman holding the Bonito tuna mentioned in the print's title and a male child playing with a hoop toy greet each other. Separating them and the landscape scene of Nihonbashi and Mount Fuji is an abstract space that fades from green to white and purple terminating in a cloud pattern. The Bonito Tuna was a sought after hatsumono or "first product of the season." It was particularly popular in the Meiwa, An’ei, Bunka, and Bunsei eras when there was a boom and rise in tuna prices.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Bonito -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0004
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100959
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Title: First visit to Kameido Shrine/ 亀井戸初卯詣
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A woman and child pairing stand on a path that runs along the water in the foreground. The child is holding a branch with various ornaments and toys on it. The woman is dressed warmly in an over coat and hood. Across the water and to the left the various structures of the Kameido Shrine complex can be seen, slightly obscured by yellow mist in the background. The title indicates the visitors are here for their first visit of the year a custom called Hatsumode. This is when people make their first prayers of the new year.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Shrines -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0005
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100960
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Title: Imado Ware/今戸焼物
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A young woman dressed in a floral furisode kimono sits at a small desk reading, accompanied by a little cat to her left and an intricate flower arrangement to her right. She looks away from her book to the circular window behind her. Outside the window the rooftops of various buildings can be seen as well as a large kiln with smoke rising from it. This kiln is producing the Imado ware mentioned in the title. This is a specialty pottery ware produced in Asakusa.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Young women -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0025
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100980
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Title: Ishibe: Guests at the Inn/ 石部旅舎泊客 (Ishibe, ryosha Tomarikyaku)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Mutlicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A two story inn is open showing several small vignettes of customers enjoying refreshments and company. The garden to the left is filled with small trees and stone lanterns as well as other inn staff taking care of the grounds.
Series: Famous Sites of the Fifty-Three Stations/五十三次名所図会 (Gojusantsugi Meisho Zue)
Subject: Taverns (Inns) -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T64_0052
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100665
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Title: Peonies at Fukagawa Hachiman/深川八まん牡丹
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. At the center a young woman and her male companion view a large blooming peony plant in the lower left-hand corner. Behind them is a garden landscape, with a small pond in the midground and a line of trees and vegetation obscuring the city beyond. In the garden, three other visitors can be seen to the left of the main couple. This garden is part of the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine complex which was a central Shrine during the Edo period and the starting point for the Fukagawa festival, one of the three great festivals of Edo.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Couples -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0006
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100961
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Title: Pilgrimage to Teppozu Inari Fuji Shrine/ 鉄砲洲いなり富士詣
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A young woman and little girl stand on the path outside the titular Teppozu Inari Shrine, which can be identified by the bright read outer wall and small man-made mountain that takes up the right side of the composition. Along the left side is a waterway with boats and a peak of a larger harbor can be seen just beyond. The pilgrimage depicted is called Fuji-mode and was conducted during the Fuji festival in order to worship the mountain. Many went to the real Mt. Fuji and others visited small man-made copies like the one in this print constructed of Lava rock at Teppozu Inari Shrine. The little girl in the foreground is holding a straw snake which was a popular charm sold during the Fuji festival that protected against illness.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Shrines -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0007
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100962
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Title: Ume Yashiki Pickled Plum/ 梅やしき漬梅
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Two young women relax at a roadside rest area, both are dressed in multiple layers including outer coats, indicating the weather is cold. To their left other travelers stop at another rest platform. On their bench to the right are cups of tea and a package of Ume Yashiki pickled plum, the specialty product in the title. Behind them separated by a small bamboo fence is an orchard of plum blossoms just starting to bloom. Plum blossoms are one of the 'three friends of winter' and could bloom in the cold weather.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Young women -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0039
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100994
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