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Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂

Heron and Iris (鷺 はな菖蒲 Sagi Hanashobu)

Maker

Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂 (fl. 1850-1860)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (1830-1859, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Heron and Iris (鷺 はな菖蒲 Sagi Hanashobu)
from the series Forty-eight Hawks Drawn from Life (生写四十八鷹Iki utsushi shijūhachi taka)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1859, 6th month

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 35.9 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 嵩岳堂 Sūgakudō

Seals: Designer's seal: 嵩岳 Sugaku; Publisher's seal | Koeido han;censor's seal | aratame; date seal | left margin; series number seal | center | 17

Marks: Inscription UR and LR.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.569

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

A Medley of Irises
Jun 13, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026

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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

Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂 (fl. 1850-1860)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (1830-1859, Edo, Japan), publisher
Heron and Iris (鷺 はな菖蒲 Sagi Hanashobu); from the series Forty-eight Hawks Drawn from Life (生写四十八鷹Iki utsushi shijūhachi taka), 1859, 6th month
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 35.9 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.569

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