Description
This print is part of an early 20th century reissue of a series published in 1855. It depicts Mt. Fuji towering behind the slope of Mt. Ashitaka as seen from Hara in present day Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Hara was the 13th post station for travelers along the Tōkaidō Road between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
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Title
- Hara: View of Mt. Ashitaka and Fuji
- 原あし鷹山不二眺望
Contributors
- Utagawa Hiroshige I (Artist)
- 歌川 広重 (Artist)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1855
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Resource Type
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2001.044.001
Note
- Vertical ōban. Dimensions: 13 ⅝ x 8 ½ in. (34.61 x 21.59 cm)
- Markings: Title: Hara Ashitakayama Fuji Chōhō 原 あし鷹山 不二 眺望 Artist’s signature: Hiroshige hitsu 廣重筆 Publisher’s seal: jitsu 実 (black, in a circle)
- Gift of Carl C. and Nellie Jean Randle Family Trusts
- Original versions of this print are held by: The British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=784770&partId=1, opens in a new window The Museum of Fine Arts Boston: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/no-14-hara-view-of-fuji-and-the-ashitaka-mountains-hara-ashitakayama-fuji-ch%C3%B4b%C3%B4-from-the-series-famous-sights-of-the-fifty-three-stations-goj%C3%BBsan-tsugi-meisho-zue-also-known-as-the-vertical-t%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4-207506, opens in a new window The Honolulu Museum of Art: http://honolulumuseum.org/art/6663, opens in a new window
