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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane's Nest and Rising Sun

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
publisher Maruya Jinpachi 丸屋甚八 (1759 - 1872, Edo, Japan)

Title

Crane's Nest and Rising Sun

Period

Edo Period

Year

1845, 3rd month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban diptych: 70.6 x 24.2 cm (27 13/16 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 丸甚板 Marujin han; Censor's seal: 改 aratame; date seal: 寅三 Torasan (Tiger 3, 1845, 3rd month)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.639

Type

Exhibition History

Sukima
Vertical Glimpses of the Floating World
Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018

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)
publisher Maruya Jinpachi 丸屋甚八 (1759 - 1872, Edo, Japan)
Crane's Nest and Rising Sun, 1845, 3rd month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban diptych: 70.6 x 24.2 cm (27 13/16 x 9 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.639

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