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Nishimura Shigenaga

Designs of birds and flowers by Nishimura Shigenaga,

Description

Maker

  • Torii Kiyonobu I, 1697-1756, Japanese, illustrator
  • Nishimura Shigenaga, ca. 1697-1756, Japanese
  • Urokogataya, Japanese, publisher

Title

Designs of birds and flowers by Nishimura Shigenaga

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • colored ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

27.8 x 18.1 x 0.6 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 5/16 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cat

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Octagonal accession label on the back cover, top right: 04.1470; square label to the right: E292A

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Books

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

04.1470

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Designs of birds and flowers by Nishimura Shigenaga with the accession number of 04.1470. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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