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The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: The Shining Princess (Taketori monogatari, Kaguya-hime), from the series Illustrations of Stories from Ancient Times (Kodai monogatari zue)


「古代物語図会 竹取物語」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 23.1 x 29.9 cm (9 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10120
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Series: Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 230, fan prints #37 (this design not listed)
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censor's seal: Muramatsu
No blockcutter'a mark
改印:村松
彫師:なし
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.