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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-headed Gulls on the Sumida River in the Easter Capital (Tôto sumidagawa miyakodori)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Black-headed Gulls on the Sumida River in the Easter Capital (Tôto sumidagawa miyakodori)
Famous Products of the Provinces (inscribed)
Shokoku meisan

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 11.1 x 16.5 cm (4 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription UL and right.

upper left with title; title in red cartouche

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.068

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Black-headed Gulls on the Sumida River in the Easter Capital (Tôto sumidagawa miyakodori); Famous Products of the Provinces (inscribed); Shokoku meisan, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 11.1 x 16.5 cm (4 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.068

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