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Fukuroi: The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike
Fukuroi: The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike
Fukuroi: The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike

Fukuroi: The Legend of Sakura-ga-ike

Titles
  • 東海道五拾三封 袋井 桜ヶ池の由来
  • Tōkaidō Gojūsantsui
Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1840s~1860s)
Carver
Date1845-1846
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in. (37.9 x 25.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2006 (29001)
Object number29001
DescriptionAccording to B. W. Robinson, this series includes approximately 58 prints, including 31 by Kuniyoshi, 19 by Hiroshige, and 8 by Kunisada, including this one. Robinson lists the title as "Fukuroi: Honan Shonin and an apparition." The text in the upper left tells the history of Sakura-no-ike (Cherry Tree Pond) at Fukuroi.
Portfolio/SeriesParallels for the Fifty Three Stations of the Tōkaidō
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