Image
Description
Maker
Title
Dragonfly and Hardy Begonia (Tonbo to shûkaidô)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print, ink and color on paper, embossing (gauffrage)
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 38.4 x 12.9 cm (15 1/8 x 5 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem:
Shûkaidô/sono ha a nani o/nani omoiBegonia flower--/tell us what, what in the world/are those leaves thinking?
Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.225
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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