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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Moon, Begonias, Bell Flowers and Ominaeshi

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Seijirō 丸屋清次郎 (1799 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Moon, Begonias, Bell Flowers and Ominaeshi

Period

Edo Period

Year

1853, 1st month

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.8 x 29.5 cm (9 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: NJX970/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: 立斎 Ryūsai

Seals: Designer's seal: ヒロ Hiro; Publisher's seal: 丸清 Marusei (Maruya Seijiro); Censor's seal: 濱 Hama|米良 Mera; Date seal: 丑正 Ushishō (1853, 1st month)

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil: NJX970/[Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.329

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Sep 01, 2010 – Dec 12, 2010

Label copy

In Japan, autumn is considered the best season for viewing the moon, and a special moon viewing party was traditionally held on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, which in this year, 2010, falls on September 22nd (according to the Gregorian calendar used internationally today).

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints

Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth

Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995

Hiroshige III

Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

Sep 09, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989

Image use

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Seijirō 丸屋清次郎 (1799 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher

Moon, Begonias, Bell Flowers and Ominaeshi, 1853, 1st month

Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 22.8 x 29.5 cm (9 x 11 5/8 inches)

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.329

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