Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Q: When was "Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido" created?

This artwork was created c. 1847/52.

Q: Is "Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido" in the public domain?

Yes, Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Utagawa Hiroshige

c. 1847/52

Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

24.2 × 35.7 cm (9 1/2 × 14 1/16 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

18272

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...

Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

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