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Mori Ransai

Herons in the wind through the reeds

Description

Maker

Mori Ransai (Japanese, 1740?-1801)
Owada Yasubei (Japanese), publisher
Suwaraya Mohei (Japanese), publisher
Inoue Shofu (Japanese), block carver
Inoue Seifu (Japanese), block carver

Title

Herons in the wind through the reeds
from the illustrated book Ransai gafu (Picture book by Ransai)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1801

Medium

  • woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodblock print

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

21.9 x 31.3 cm (8 5/8 x 12 5/16 inches) (sheet) Overall measurement. Mat size: D; Overall measurement. Asian Art Department Carpenter Invent

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

Signature: unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.466

Type

  • Prints

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Mori Ransai (Japanese, 1740?-1801)
Owada Yasubei (Japanese), publisher
Suwaraya Mohei (Japanese), publisher
Inoue Shofu (Japanese), block carver
Inoue Seifu (Japanese), block carver
Herons in the wind through the reeds; from the illustrated book Ransai gafu (Picture book by Ransai), 1801
woodblock print
21.9 x 31.3 cm (8 5/8 x 12 5/16 inches) (sheet) Overall measurement. Mat size: D; Overall measurement. Asian Art Department Carpenter Invent
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.466

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