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Nishimura Shigenaga

Designs of birds and flowers by Nishimura Shigenaga

Description

Maker

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

Title

Designs of birds and flowers by Nishimura Shigenaga

Period

Edo Period

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

colored ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

27.8 x 18.1 x 0.6 cm (10 15/16 x 7 1/8 x 1/4 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Signature: prints signed | Nishimura Shigenaga; illustrations signed | Torii Kiyonobu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

04.1470

Type

  • Books

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Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1697-1756), illustrator
Urokogataya (Japanese), publisher
Designs of birds and flowers by Nishimura Shigenaga
Polychrome woodblock print
27.8 x 18.1 x 0.6 cm (10 15/16 x 7 1/8 x 1/4 inches) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 04.1470

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