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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Flying Cranes (Hikaku), Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Title

Flying Cranes (Hikaku)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Color woodblock print

Techniques

  • Color woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

31.2 x 44.5 cm (12 5/16 x 17 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X3784/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.412

About

Flying Cranes (Hikaku)

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X3784/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 17, 2010 - April 17, 2011

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 15, 1995 - March 10, 1996

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Flying Cranes (Hikaku) with the accession number of 34.412. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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