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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Butterflies, Landscape, and Flowers, from an untitled series of ishizuri-e harimaze-e

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo)

Title

Butterflies, Landscape, and Flowers, from an untitled series of ishizuri-e harimaze-e

Period

Edo Period

Year

1826-1869

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 34 x 23.3 cm (13 3/8 x 9 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right: NS1050 [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Each signed

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.459

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Black on White
Monochromatic Japanese Prints
Dec 08, 2000 – Mar 04, 2001

Label copy

This uncut sheet of four prints (harimaze) illustrates how precisely and economically an artist’s designs were transferred onto a woodblock that would be printed on a standard-size sheet of paper. This is a typical sheet of oban size (approximately 15 by 10 inches), which in this case would have yielded four prints from each impression taken.

The Beauty of Black in Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
Mar 20, 1990 – Apr 06, 1990

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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Butterflies, Landscape, and Flowers, from an untitled series of ishizuri-e harimaze-e, 1826-1869
Monochrome woodblock print
Sheet: 34 x 23.3 cm (13 3/8 x 9 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.459

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