Ryogokubashi no ue, shita 両国橋上下 (On Top and Beneath Ryogoku Bridge)

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Ryogokubashi no ue, shita 両国橋上下 (On Top and Beneath Ryogoku Bridge)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 399

Type of Print

Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Ômiya Gonkurô

Date made

1795 - 1796

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Country

Japan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

mat board outside front, bottom right

Transcription

Utamaro

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Chop

Location

mat board outside front, bottom right

Language

Japanese

Material/Technique

Stamped

Notes

Oval red stamp

Type

Signature, Inscription

Location

print front, bottom left

Language

Japanese

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Sticker

Location

mat board inside, top center

Transcription

CO[ripped] 117 [ripped] Street New York 22, N.Y.

Material/Technique

Printed

Notes

parts of the sticker ripped off

Location

mat board outside front, bottom left corner

Transcription

MC

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

15-1/8 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.