A gate and guardhouse entrance to one of the large, central compounds of a daimyō lord. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1854.

  • Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.
Date:
1854
Reference:
37205i
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Description

Greatly exaggerated scale of buildings expresses the power of the occupant

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1854.

Physical description

1 print : woocut, printed in colours

Lettering

Hiroshige-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37205i

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