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Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂

Heron and Iris (鷺 はな菖蒲 Sagi Hanashobu), Edo Period

Maker

  • Nakayama Sūgakudō 中山嵩岳堂
  • Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵

Title

Heron and Iris (鷺 はな菖蒲 Sagi Hanashobu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and colors

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

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.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.569

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)

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.

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

A Medley of Irises

June 13 - November 29, 2026
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Heron and Iris (鷺 はな菖蒲 Sagi Hanashobu) with the accession number of 34.569. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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