[Shimotsuke Chuzenji no Kosui] / Hiroshige ga.TITLE TRANSLATION:Chuzenji Lake Shimotsuke. – Antique Print
![[Shimotsuke Chuzenji no Kosui] / Hiroshige ga.TITLE TRANSLATION:Chuzenji Lake Shimotsuke., 1859 — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3f/3fccc93ab8ae-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Shimotsuke Chuzenji no Kosui] / Hiroshige ga.TITLE TRANSLATION:Chuzenji Lake Shimotsuke., a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Shimotsuke Chuzenji no Kosui] / Hiroshige ga.TITLE TRANSLATION:Chuzenji Lake Shimotsuke.
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This print sets a shrine gateway, a torii, against the water of Lake Chuzenji in Shimotsuke Province, a mountain lake in the Nikko region that pilgrims and travelers visited. It belongs to Hiroshige's series *One Hundred Famous Views of the Provinces*, and the record credits the carving to Matsushima Seikichi. Hiroshige died in 1858, so this 1859 impression was issued after his death from a design he had completed. The series shows how Edo-period printmakers turned regional scenery and religious landmarks into popular souvenirs.
| Created / published | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Matsushima Seikichi engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Title and other information based on data sheet and Basil Stewarts Guide to Japanese prints 1979 p. 115. From the series: Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei (One hundred famous views of the provinces). Forms part of: Visual materials from Donald D. Walker collection. Preliminary catalog record |
| Subjects | Lakes & ponds--Japan--1850-1870. Country life--Japan--1850-1870. Torii--Japan--1850-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 3,675 × 4,545 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227332 |
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