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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu)

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Moriya Jihei 森屋治兵衛 (1797 - 1886), publisher

Title

Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1857, 5th month

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 36.7 x 25.1 cm (14 7/16 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
應需前の人物、七十九歳豊國筆 Ōju (by commission) saki no jimbutsu nanajukyusai Toyokuni hitsu (By commission, brushed by 79 year old Toyokuni)

Seals: Artist's seals: ヒロ Hiro (on the lantern in right print and left print), Toshidama ( Toyokuni)
Censor's seal: 改 aratame
Date seal: 巳壬五 Snake 5
Censor's seal: 改 aratame;
Date seal: 巳壬五 Snake 5
Publisher's seal: 森、馬貮、森治 Moriji (Moriya Jihei)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2333A

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Women in Japanese Prints
Mar 05, 1993 – May 09, 1993

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Moriya Jihei 森屋治兵衛 (1797 - 1886), publisher
Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital (東都堀切花菖蒲 Tōto Horikiri hanashōbu), 1857, 5th month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 36.7 x 25.1 cm (14 7/16 x 9 7/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2333A

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