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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hibiscus (芙蓉 Fuyō), Edo Period

Maker

  • Aritaya Seiemon 有田屋清右衛門
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Hibiscus (芙蓉 Fuyō)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e ban: 23 x 30 cm (9 1/16 x 11 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 長 Chō (Aritaya Seiemon); Censor's seal: 吉村 Yoshimura

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.299

Hibiscus (芙蓉 Fuyō)
from the series Elegant Summer Flower Gardens (風涼夏の花園 Fūryō Natsu no Hanazono)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 長 Chō (Aritaya Seiemon); Censor's seal: 吉村 Yoshimura

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

The Art of the Fan

December 7, 2001 - March 3, 2002

Hiroshige III

April 13 - June 23, 1989

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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