Shijo (The Cool of the Evening at Shijo)

Hiroshige1835

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park, National Park Service
Woodstock, VT, United States

This print is part of Hiroshige's series "Famous Views of Kyoto". Many of Hiroshige's most successful pieces were images of famous places throughout Japan; his series "53 Stations of the Tokaido" is a classic example.

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Title: Shijo (The Cool of the Evening at Shijo)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige
Date: 1835
Physical Location: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Provenance: This series was possibly purchased by the Billings women during their trip to Japan in 1898. Alternatively, it may have been a given to the family from their good friend, Sho Nemoto.
Contributor: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, National Park Service
Catalog Number: MABI 9288c

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park, National Park Service

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