Title Print Item Number: N2.1196 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Matted print with cover page that flips up at one edge. Print is of rows of Japanese calligraphy characters in red and black. Title page of series of 53 prints by Hiroshige: "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Highway."
Narrative
This series (Hoeido Edition) was reproduced by Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-Sho Ltd. (Japan Institute for the Study of Woodblock Prints) through the skill of renowned modern engravers; it took three years to complete.
Item History
- Made by Ltd. Nihon Hanga Kenkyusho (Manufacturer) in Japan during 1952
- Owned by Japan Trading Co. before 1957
- Received from Japan Trading Co. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1957
What
- Name
- Title Print
- Identification Number
- N2.1196
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 34.7 cm, width 49.0 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Ltd. Nihon Hanga Kenkyusho (Manufacturer)
- Previous Owner
- Japan Trading Co.
- Received from
- Japan Trading Co. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1952
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good