Utagawa Kunisada II 二代歌川国貞

Herbaceous Peonies and Great Tits

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada II 二代歌川国貞 (1823-1880, worked in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Herbaceous Peonies and Great Tits

Period

Edo Period

Year

1858, 1st month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.1 x 28.3 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 寶来舎国貞筆 Horaisha Kunisada hitsu (Brushed by Horaisha Kunisada)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 辻 Tsuji (辻屋安兵衛 Tsujiya Yasubei); Date seal: 午正 Umashō (Horse 1- 1858, 1st month)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.312

Type

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection
May 13, 2016 – Dec 04, 2016
The Art of the Fan
Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints
Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002

Label copy

These are herbaceous peonies (shakuyaku). Both herbaceous and tree peonies are cultivated in Japan.

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

Utagawa Kunisada II 二代歌川国貞 (1823-1880, worked in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher
Herbaceous Peonies and Great Tits, 1858, 1st month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.1 x 28.3 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.312

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