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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Butterfly and peonies (Botan ni cho)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Butterfly and peonies (Botan ni cho)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 23.8 x 35.2 cm (9 3/8 x 13 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at right | Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.393

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi (Japanese), publisher
Butterfly and peonies (Botan ni cho), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 23.8 x 35.2 cm (9 3/8 x 13 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.393

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