Distant View of Akasaka Reservoir from Kinokuni Slope (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
| Title | Distant View of Akasaka Reservoir from Kinokuni Slope (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" |
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| Artist | Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858 |
| Date | 1857 19th century |
| Medium | Color woodblock print; oban |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Frederick W. Gookin Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Distant View of Akasaka Reservoir from Kinokuni Slope (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"” is a work by Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, dated 1857. It is executed in color woodblock print; oban and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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