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Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese White-eyes and Maples (Benikaede ni mejiro), 1854.2

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
  • Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, publisher

Title

Japanese White-eyes and Maples (Benikaede ni mejiro)

Year

1854.2

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color,
  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 33.7 x 11 cm (13 1/4 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White square label affixed verso, bottom right corner with inscription in pencil: NV/2639/[Japanese Characters]

Place

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.148.2

Projects & Publications

Publications

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

September 1 - December 12, 2010

In Japan, the maple tree is as characteristic of autumn as the cherry tree is of spring.

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

September 15 - December 10, 1995

Hiroshige III

April 13 - June 23, 1989

Use

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