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Utagawa Sadahide

Java sparrow and rice plants (Kome no hana ni suzume), 1834

Description

Maker

  • Honya Kyusuke, Japanese, publisher
  • Utagawa Sadahide, 1807-1878 or 1879, Japanese

Title

Java sparrow and rice plants (Kome no hana ni suzume)

Year

1834

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color,
  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.3 x 29.8 cm (9 3/16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: #440

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.307

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

September 1 - December 12, 2010

The theme of the autumn harvest is evoked here by rice stalks laden with grain.

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

February 2 - June 10, 2007

The Art of the Fan

December 7, 2001 - March 3, 2002

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

September 15 - December 10, 1995

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Java sparrow and rice plants (Kome no hana ni suzume) with the accession number of 34.307. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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