#2023, Photographed by Mary Elizabeth Kulesa, 2023
Recto
Name/Title
The 53 Stations of the Tokaido by Two Brushes--No.32 Shirasuka
Entry/Object ID
2023
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
James W. Paul, Jr., Philadelphia
Notes
Date: 1969
Credit Line: Gift of James W. Paul, Jr. to the Drexel Library then transferred to The Drexel Collection
Means of Accession: Transfer
Source: James W. Paul, Jr. Donated to the Drexel Library 1906-1907
Made/Created
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Date made
1857
Place
Country
Japan
Continent
Asia
Dimensions
Height
14-1/2 in
Width
9-3/4 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
After the Japanese ports reopened to trade in 1853, After the Japanese ports reopened to trade in 1853, a great number of Japanese imports reached Europe. Woodcut prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school became sought after by collectors and artists in Paris where they influenced the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art movements.
