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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Hawk on Plum Branch

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1754-1806, worked in Edo, Japan)

Title

Hawk on Plum Branch

Period

Edo Period

Year

1790s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at lower right | Utamaro hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.583

Type

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection
Jun 10, 2014 – May 03, 2015
Nature Studies
Early Bird-and-Flower Prints from the Rockefeller Collection
Jun 07, 2002 – Sep 01, 2002

Label copy

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

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

Image use

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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

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1754-1806, worked in Edo, Japan)
Hawk on Plum Branch, 1790s
Color woodblock print with mica
Sheet: 52.2 x 22.4 cm (20 9/16 x 8 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.583

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