View of the Whirlpool at Awa

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Title	View of the Whirlpool at Awa
Artist	Utagawa Hiroshige ; Published by Okazawaya Taheiji
Date	April 1857
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Prints, Print-Triptych | Color woodblock print

Size:

image, sheet: 14 7/16 x 9 7/16 in. (36.7 x 73.9 cm)29 15/16 x 39 3/4 in. (76 x 101 cm) (mat)

Creation Place:

Japan

Culture:

Japan

Style:

19th century, Edo period

Inscriptions:

Censor:kai, Snake 4Publisher:Okazawaya

Physical Description:

nishiki-e, triptych

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

Accession Number:

96.146.225a-c

Artist:

Hiroshige Utagawa, Japanese, 1797 - 1858

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Japanese

Life Dates:

Japanese, 1797 - 1858

Artist:

Taheiji Okazawaya

Role:

Publisher

Nationality:

Japanese

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009