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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

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

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

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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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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