Utagawa Hiroshige II
Whaling Off Goto in Hizen Province

ArtistJapanese, 1826–1869
PublisherJapanese
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Whaling Off Goto in Hizen Province
  • Hizen Gotô geigyô no zu
  • from the series One-hundred Famous Views of the Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)
Date1859 (Ansei 6), 8th month
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsBlock: 13 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (33.3 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 14 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (36.7 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Frank Carroll
Object number2007.4
Not on view

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