#3. Surugacho

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige Il (Japanese, 1829 - 1869)

Date1860-1861

Place of ManufactureAsia

Mediumwoodcut Medium Remarks: coloured inks

DimensionsOverall (sheet measurements; image: 22.7 cm ht. x 16.7 cm wi.): 25.3 x 18.6 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. James Langley

Object number2004.026.003

DescriptionStreet scene with snowy peak of Fujiyama in the background. Surugacho was a commercial centre in Edo. The street, showing many people and porters is flanked on either side by shops, including the great trading house of Mitsu, which is now Japans second-largest trading company.
Colour: blue;multicolour

Status

Not on view