PrintsJapanese

Kasumigaseki (Kasumigaseki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

1857, 1st month

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Uoya Eikichi 魚屋栄吉Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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