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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bats (Komori)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Bats (Komori)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
Komori ya/yami ni ikiruru/hane no iro
Even in the dark where they live, the feathers of the bat appear black
Poem by Chosui

Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seals | Utagawa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.269A

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Bats (Komori), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.269A

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