Chiryu: Horses in the Fields
Artist/Culture
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1079
Label TextChiry : Summer Horse Fair (Shuka uma-ichi)
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 1901.1079
Chiry is celebrated in classical literature for it's eight bridges and its irises, but it is the early summer horse-fair that was renowned in Hiroshige's time.On View
Not on viewUtagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
Hare year, 1855, 7th month (August 13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
Hare year, 1855, 7th month (August 13)