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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crab and clematis (Tessen ni kani)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Crab and clematis (Tessen ni kani)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 17.3 x 22.9 cm (6 13/16 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]Tessen ya (translates to) Clematis nagare ni atsuki (translates to) in a warm stream ame agari (translates to) after rainAfter the rainy season comes summer. The season is late spring/early summer.

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige ga

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.389

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Summer Brilliance
Jun 14, 1996 – Sep 15, 1996

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Crab and clematis (Tessen ni kani), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 17.3 x 22.9 cm (6 13/16 x 9 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.389

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