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Utagawa Hiroshige

Crane, wave and rising sun (Kyokujitsu nami ni tsuru), 1830's

Description

Maker

  • Wakasaya Yoichi, Japanese, publisher
  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese

Title

Crane, wave and rising sun (Kyokujitsu nami ni tsuru)

Year

1830's

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 38.1 x 17.6 cm (15 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Identification

State

Second state with sun, publisher's seal and green in water (compare with second state, 20.1251)

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.297

Projects & Publications

Publications

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

Pines in the Snow

December 13, 1996 - March 2, 1997

A Celebration of the New Year in Japanese Woodblock Prints

January 1 - March 1, 1990

The crane and rising sun, both traditional symbols of the New Year, represent a wish for long life and happiness.

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