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Utagawa Hirokage

Great battle between the troops of the fish and vegetables

Maker

Utagawa Hirokage (Japanese, fl. 1855-1865)
Bunsuke Tsujiokaya (Japanese), publisher

Title

Great battle between the troops of the fish and vegetables

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1859

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

35.9 x 24.1 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches) (plate) measurement includes a 3/8" irregular margin running along the top end; Mat size: E; Asian A

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hirokage ga

Seals: Publisher's seal; censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1859

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs

Object Number

1997.90.4A

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

19th-Century Japanese Printmaking, Part I
The Heroic, Bizarre, and Supernatural
Sep 09, 1998 – Dec 06, 1998

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Utagawa Hirokage (Japanese, fl. 1855-1865)
Bunsuke Tsujiokaya (Japanese), publisher
Great battle between the troops of the fish and vegetables, 1859
polychrome woodblock print
35.9 x 24.1 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches) (plate) measurement includes a 3/8" irregular margin running along the top end; Mat size: E; Asian A
Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs 1997.90.4A

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