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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)

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

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)
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