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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

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

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

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

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

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

Place

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.068

About

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

Inscription UL and right.

upper left with title; title in red cartouche

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: censor's seal | kiwame

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

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Black-headed Gulls on the Sumida River in the Easter Capital (Tôto sumidagawa miyakodori) with the accession number of 34.068. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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