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Nishimura Shigenaga 西村重長

Ducks (かもKamo)

Maker

Nishimura Shigenaga 西村重長 (1697-1756, b. and worked in Edo, Japan)
Igaya Kan&#039

Title

Ducks (かもKamo)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1740s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Hosoban 33.5 x 15.2 cm (13 3/16 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: 浮世絵さうし色々おろし
江戸もと濱町いがや板元

Seals: Collector's seal: 亞流 Alexis H. Rouart

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.291

Type

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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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Nishimura Shigenaga 西村重長 (1697-1756, b. and worked in Edo, Japan)
Igaya Kan'emon 伊賀屋勘右衛門 (1697 - 1860, Edo, Japan), publisher
Ducks (かもKamo), 1740s
Woodblock print (urushi-e)
Hosoban 33.5 x 15.2 cm (13 3/16 x 6 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.291

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