Castle Moat
Object Details
- Artist
- Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- This unordinary print comprises of the rock wall and moat around a castle. The lower half of the print shows a bustling crowd of people heading toward the gateway of a Shinto shrine. Notice the matching sunset pink and ombre effect of the clouds in the front – Hiroshige’s impeccable attention to detail comes through in this interesting scene.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
- 1797-1858
- Accession Number
- 1941-31-328
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- landscapes
- Object Name
- Type
- Medium
- Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
- made in
- Japan
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1941-31-328
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e9b94bd8-ed7e-411f-96a0-e1b69a951efc
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