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Kitagawa Utamaro

Hawk on Plum Branch, 1790s

Description

Maker

  • Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806, Japanese

Title

Hawk on Plum Branch

Year

1790s

Medium

Color woodblock print with mica

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 52.2 x 22.4 cm (20 9/16 x 8 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed at lower right | Utamaro hitsu

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.583

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Nature Studies

June 7 - September 1, 2002

Falcons are traditionally associated with martial strength; the flowering plum signals the coming of the New Year in Japan.

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints

February 8 - June 6, 1985

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Hawk on Plum Branch with the accession number of 34.583. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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