Mishima, asagiri Item Number: 1080/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print depicting a figure being transported in a sedan chair by two men with two other figures walking beside the sedan, and a figure on a grey horse behind. Buildings, other structures, trees, mountains and silhouetted figures are depicted in the background in grey, black and blue.
Narrative
The print is called Mishima, asagiri (三島 朝霧; Mishima, morning mist), from the series Tokaido gojūsan tsugi (東海道五十三次; the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaido). The full title Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi no uchi (東海道五十三次之内), Mishima (三島) appears in the top middle in black with a red seal, asagiri (morning mist). The print is signed 広重画 (Hiroshige ga). The series was originally published by Takeuchi Magohachi (竹内孫八) of Hoeidō (保永堂) in 1833–1834, and marked with a seal, Hoeidō (保永堂) under the artist’s signature on the bottom left. The series was reprinted by publisher Iwanami Shoten in 1919. This print could be from either edition.
Item History
- Made by Hiroshige Utagawa (Maker) in Japan during 1919
- Owned by Aileen P. Walker before December 11, 1985
- Received from Aileen P. Walker (Donor) on December 11, 1985
What
- Name
- Mishima, asagiri
- Identification Number
- 1080/18
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 25.3 cm, width 37.5 cm
- Image
- height 22.7 cm, width 35.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Hiroshige Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Aileen P. Walker
- Received from
- Aileen P. Walker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1919
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1080/0018