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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Cockerels, Chicks and Spiderworts

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Cockerels, Chicks and Spiderworts
from the series Six Flowers (六花撰之内 Rokkasen no uchi)
Rokkasen no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

1856, 4th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.6 x 28.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)

Seals: Censor's seal: 改 aratame; Date seal: 辰四 Shinshi (Dragon 4 - 1856, 4th month)

Marks: On verso, at bottom left in pencil: 223

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.328

Type

Exhibition History

Hiroshige
Birds and Flowers
Sep 09, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Cockerels, Chicks and Spiderworts; from the series Six Flowers (六花撰之内 Rokkasen no uchi); Rokkasen no uchi, 1856, 4th month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.6 x 28.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.328

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