Ehon Waka Murasaki, from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared with One Hundred Beautiful Women" (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)

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Ehon Waka Murasaki, from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared with One Hundred Beautiful Women" (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)
Ehon Waka Murasaki, from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared with One Hundred Beautiful Women" (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)
Ehon Waka Murasaki, from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared with One Hundred Beautiful Women" (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)

Ehon Waka Murasaki, from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared with One Hundred Beautiful Women" (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)

Maker (b. 1786, Tokyo, Japan – d. 1864, Tokyo, Japan)
GeographyJapan, Asia
MediumAlbum of woodblock prints; ink and color
Dimensionssheet: 14 1/16 in. x 9 11/16 in. (35.7 cm x 24.6 cm); mount: 14 1/16 in. x 9 11/16 in. (35.7 cm x 24.6 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971.29
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Utagawa HiroshigeUoei (Uoya Eikichi)
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
1856-58
Jumantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki (Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo), no. 107 from "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
Jumantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki (Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo), no. 107 from "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
1856
Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei), no. 90 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa HiroshigeUoei (Uoya Eikichi)
Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei), no. 90 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
1856
Hilltop View, Yushima Tenjin Shrine (Yushima Tenjin sakaue tenbô), no. 117 from "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
Hilltop View, Yushima Tenjin Shrine (Yushima Tenjin sakaue tenbô), no. 117 from "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
19th century
Senju Great Bridge (Senju no Ohashi), no. 103 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa HiroshigeUoei (Uoya Eikichi)
Senju Great Bridge (Senju no Ohashi), no. 103 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
1856
Year-End Fair at Asakusa Kinryusan Temple (Asakusa Kinryusan toshi no ichi), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"
Utagawa HiroshigeSanoya Kihei (Sanoki)
Year-End Fair at Asakusa Kinryusan Temple (Asakusa Kinryusan toshi no ichi), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"
ca. 1840
Shimmei Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Shimmei), from the series "Famous Views of Edo (Edo Meisho)"
HiroshigeYamaguchiya Tobei (Kinkodo)
Shimmei Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Shimmei), from the series "Famous Views of Edo (Edo Meisho)"
1858
32 Aspects of Beautiful Women
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
32 Aspects of Beautiful Women
ca. 1850-60
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Utagawa Kunisada
Terrified Lady
19th century
Blue Triptych
Utagawa Kunisada
Blue Triptych
19th century
A Beauty Reading a Book Whilst Seated on a Balcony, from "Mitate Sugawara-jima (A Parody of Sugawara Stripe Patterns)"
Utagawa Kunisada
A Beauty Reading a Book Whilst Seated on a Balcony, from "Mitate Sugawara-jima (A Parody of Sugawara Stripe Patterns)"
ca. 1850
Image Not Available for Three Beauties at Dawn. Sun (Hi), from the series "Jitsu hi sei no uchi" (A Series of Sun, Moon and Stars)
Utagawa Kunisada
Three Beauties at Dawn. Sun (Hi), from the series "Jitsu hi sei no uchi" (A Series of Sun, Moon and Stars)
1830s