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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Butterfly and Pinks

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Yamashiroya Jinbei 山城屋甚兵衛 (1842 - 1873, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Butterfly and Pinks

Period

Edo Period

Year

1844-1846

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Plate: 33 x 7.8 cm (13 x 3 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 撫子の　春かしこさに　美しき
Translation: What a treasure- a curious, growing child

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 山甚板 Yamajin han (Yamashiroya Jinbei)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.098

Type

Image use

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Public Domain 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)
Yamashiroya Jinbei 山城屋甚兵衛 (1842 - 1873, Edo, Japan), publisher
Butterfly and Pinks, 1844-1846
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Plate: 33 x 7.8 cm (13 x 3 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.098

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