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The Stone Monument for Hiroshige Erected on the Precincts of the Akiba Shrine
The Stone Monument for Hiroshige Erected on the Precincts of the Akiba Shrine

The Stone Monument for Hiroshige Erected on the Precincts of the Akiba Shrine

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1843–1894)
Date1882
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban; overall: 15 × 9 15/16 in. (38.1 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.1499
Status
Not on view
More Information
In 1882, Hiroshige III erected a stone monument to memorialize his teacher, Hiroshige, and this print was produced in the same year. The print shows the stone monument to the left, with an image of the master seated and composing a poem. To the right of the stone is a touching essay by Hiroshige III, recounting his teacher’s life and thanking the donors who made the monument possible. Sparkling mica powder was added to the simple gray tones of the monument, suggesting the granite from which it was carved.
Exhibition History
Poetic Form: Selections from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 25, 1993 - July 18, 1993 )
When Words Meet Pictures: East Asian Painting and Sculpture
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 25, 1994 - November 15, 1994 )
Lines of Descent: Masters and Students in the Utagawa School
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 24, 2017 - May 21, 2017 )
Collections
  • Asian
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