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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese Iris and Common Kingfisher (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Edoya Matsugoro, publisher

Title

Japanese Iris and Common Kingfisher (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 33.3 x 7.6 cm (13 1/8 x 3 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame; publisher's seal | Edoya Matsugorô (Edo matsu)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.091B

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Edoya Matsugoro, publisher
Japanese Iris and Common Kingfisher (Hanashôbu ni kawasemi), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.3 x 7.6 cm (13 1/8 x 3 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.091B

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