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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese White-eye and Maple (Kaede ni mejiro)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamadaya Shōjirō (Japanese), publisher
or Yamadaya Shobei (Japanese), publisher

Title

Japanese White-eye and Maple (Kaede ni mejiro)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1847-1852

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.3 x 11.1 cm (13 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed number verso, bottom center:146

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | Hama Yahei | Kinugasa Fusajirô, Publisher's seal | Yamadaya Shôjirô or Shôbei

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.140

Type

  • Prints

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamadaya Shōjirō (Japanese), publisher
or Yamadaya Shobei (Japanese), publisher
Japanese White-eye and Maple (Kaede ni mejiro), 1847-1852
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.3 x 11.1 cm (13 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.140

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