Minakuchi: View of a Field
Artist/Culture
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Terms
Object number1901.1094
Label TextMinakuchi: Shaved Dried Gourd, a Famous Product (Meibutsu kampyo)
from 53 Stations on the T kaid
And Hiroshige 1797-1858
Multicolor woodblock print, ban
Artist signature: Hiroshige ga
Censor's seal: kiwame
Publisher: Takemago, Tsuruki
John Chandler Bancroft Collection 1901.1094
The inns here were famous for a soup called doj jiru and for kampy (shaved dried gourd) which the women are preparing in this image. Kampy is used for eating and decoration in a variety of dishes.On View
Not on view
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855, 7th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
Hare year, 1855, 7th month (August 13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
12 month snake year, 1857
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1857, 8th month
