The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival, No. 73 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival, No. 73 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 7th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.73. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival, No. 73 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Date

7th month of 1857

Period

Edo Period, Ansei Era

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm)

Signatures

Hiroshige-ga

Markings

Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei

Credit Line

Gift of Anna Ferris

Accession Number

30.1478.73

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