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Utagawa Hiroshige

Butterfly and peonies, 1830's

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
  • Yamadaya Sanshiro, 18th century, Japanese, publisher

Title

Butterfly and peonies

Year

1830's

Medium

wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Koban: 22.4 x 16.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: [Illegible] [text and poems]Botanbana fukisai nari (translates to) The peony is a Person of Wealth and Station(trans. Marks in Bogel)

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.345.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink

March 6 - July 5, 2009

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