Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba)

Utagawa Hiroshige
Japan
1797 – 1858

Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba)
no. 115, from the series One hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo no hyakkei)
1857 (later impression)
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Place made
Edo (Tokyo)
Medium
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Dimensions
34.0 x 22.6 cm (image)
35.0 x 24.0 cm (sheet, oban)
Credit line
David Murray Bequest Fund 1942
Accession number
427G5
Signature and date
Signed in block, red artists cartouche, l.l.., "Hiroshige ga [Designed by Hiroshige]". Dated in margin, date seal, l.l., "Tatsu nana [Dragon VII]".
Media category
Print
Collection area
Asian art - Japan