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Nishimura Shigenaga

Ducks (Kamo)

Maker

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher

Title

Ducks (Kamo)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1740s

Medium

Woodblock print (urushi-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Woodblock print (urushi-e)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 33.5 x 15.1 cm (13 3/16 x 5 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.291

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Process and Function

Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique

Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

Label copy

The complicated technique utilized here represents one stage in the development of full polychrome woodblock printing. Three woodblocks -- light and dark gray and black -- were used for printing; then the print was hand-colored with red and yellow pigments; and, finally, metallic embellishments were added. Works of this type were known as "lacquer prints."

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Tombstone

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher

Ducks (Kamo), 1740s

Woodblock print (urushi-e)

Sheet: 33.5 x 15.1 cm (13 3/16 x 5 15/16 inches)

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.291

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