id:			121643
accession number:	1942.147
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.147
updated:		2025-02-09 00:49:56.915000

An Ancient Picture of the Eight Part Bridge in Mikawa Province (from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces), early 1830s. After Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 26.1 x 38.5 cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson 1942.147

title:				An Ancient Picture of the Eight Part Bridge in Mikawa Province (from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces)
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creation date:			early 1830s
creation date earliest:		1830
creation date latest:		1834
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 26.1 x 38.5 cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art Prints and Drawings Department, 1981: Promenades, Pageants, Processions, and Pilgrimages.', 'opening_date': '1981-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Henry S. [Mary Louisa Southworth] Upson [1859–1944], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1942
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1942–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Hollis, Howard. "Upson Gift to the Oriental Department." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>30, no. 6 (June 1943): 100–101.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 101
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141067

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IMAGES

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