Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Dancing swallows (Hien)
Year
1840's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 22.5 x 29.1 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil:#32/R3799 [Japanese Characters]; in a later hand, verso, bottom left inscribed in pencil: 261
Identification
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Edition
A late impression of the design as evident from comparison to the example published in Tanba and the missing "hitsu" after "gi" (humorous) Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.333
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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