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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Fireflies and sweet flag iris (Hanashobuto hotaru), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

Fireflies and sweet flag iris (Hanashobuto hotaru)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.2 x 28.6 cm (9 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right.

Signature: Kunisada ga

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.338

Fireflies and sweet flag iris (Hanashobuto hotaru)

Inscription at right.

Signature: Kunisada ga

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Summer Brilliance

June 14 - September 15, 1996
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