Shono: Ancient Site of the Shiratori Mound (Shono, Shiratorizuka koseki), no. 46 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Title

Shono: Ancient Site of the Shiratori Mound (Shono, Shiratorizuka koseki), no. 46 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1855

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

36.7 × 24.7 cm (14 7/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.3490

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