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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hydrangeas (Achisai [Ajisai])

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Hydrangeas (Achisai [Ajisai])
Six flowers
Rokkasen no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1857.1

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 22.4 x 28.1 cm (8 13/16 x 11 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 222

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's emblem | unknown; censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1857.1

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.326

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Hydrangeas (Achisai [Ajisai]); Six flowers; Rokkasen no uchi, 1857.1
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 22.4 x 28.1 cm (8 13/16 x 11 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.326

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