Title Page and Contents with the Names of the Provinces and Places Illustrated
Printerprinted by
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1853, 7th month in the year of the Ox
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1392
DescriptionTitle page and contents with the names of the provinces and places illustrted, grouped according to their several departments, namely, the Go-Kinai, Tokaido, Tosando, Hokurokudo, San-in-do, San-yo-do, Nankaido, Saikaido, and Hokkai-do. This was designed to serve as a title-page and table of contents when the prints were bound in book form; or to be printed upon the wrapper when they were put up for sale in a packet.On View
Not on viewSouthern German
about 1550
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
Chinese
19th century, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)