| Signed: | ōju Chikuyō hitsu (應需竹葉筆) |
| Date: | Meiji 11, 3rd month (March 1878) |
| Publisher: | Murakawa Sōemon [村川惣右衛門] |
| Media: | Uchiwa-e (団扇絵), colour woodblock print, 235 × 250 mm (near-aiban format) |
Title (top, horizontal cartouche): 日光名勝 霧降滝 (Nikkō meishō: Kirifuri no taki) — “Scenic Places of Nikkō: Kirifuri Waterfall”
Signature (right, vertical red cartouche): 應需竹葉筆 (ōju Chikuyō hitsu) — “drawn by Chikuyō on commission”
Publisher, artist, and date cartouche (left, rectangular red, divided vertically, with circular seal above):
- Circular seal (top): 明治十一年三月 (Meiji jūichi-nen sangatsu) — Meiji 11, 3rd month (March 1878)
- Right panel: 画工 (“artist”) | 長谷川勘之助 — Hasegawa Kannosuke (civil name of Hasegawa Chikuyō [長谷川竹葉])
- Left panel: 出版人 (“publisher”) | 村川惣右衛門 — Murakawa Sōemon | 堀江町二丁目三バンチ — Horiechō Nichōme 3-banchi
Kirifuri Falls (霧降の滝) is a two-tiered waterfall located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Renowned for its scenic beauty, it is one of the most celebrated waterfalls depicted in Japanese art.
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Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
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| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Meiji era [明治] (1868–1912) , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e , Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Genre | Famous place prints (Meisho-e, 名所絵) , Landscape Prints |
| Subject | Famous places (名所, meisho) , Fan , Fan print , Japan , Japanese art , Kirifuri Falls (霧降滝) , Meiji Period (1868 – 1912) , Nikkō (日光) , Shimotsuke Province (下野国) , Uchiwa-e , Ukiyo-e , Voyages and Travels , Waterfall |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1878 , Meiji 11 |
| Acquisition year | 2026 |
