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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bonito

Description

Maker

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

Title

Bonito
From an untitled series of ishizuri-e harimaze-e

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1850s

Medium

  • wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wood block print

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

13.8 x 15.2 cm (5 7/16 x 6 inches) (image) aiban tate-e; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai | Ando

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.458B

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Bonito; From an untitled series of ishizuri-e harimaze-e, ca. 1850s
wood block print
13.8 x 15.2 cm (5 7/16 x 6 inches) (image) aiban tate-e; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.458B

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