Catalog record · 目録番号 22728

Tago Bay in Suruga Province (Suruga Tago-no-ura)

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代: 1852
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital image / 画像: 2000 × 1545 px
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル

Catalog note / 解説

This richly coloured 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige shows Tago Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture. The bay is situated on the coast, almost due south of Mount Fuji. It is famous for its dramatic view of Japan's highest and most sacred peak. The 8th-century court poet Yamabe no Akahito immortalised Tago Bay in a famous poem. Materials: Woodblock print on paper

Image record / 画像情報

VAM · 1854-1858 · vam

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