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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Moon, begonias, bell flowers and ominaeshi (Tsuki ni shukaido to kikyo to ominaeshi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Seijiro, publisher

Title

Moon, begonias, bell flowers and ominaeshi (Tsuki ni shukaido to kikyo to ominaeshi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1853.1

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 22.7 x 29.4 cm (8 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Signature: Signed at right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; publisher's seal | Marusei ~ red rounded-square; censor's seal | Hama Yahei | Magome Kageyu ; date seal | 1853.1

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.329

Type

Exhibition History

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

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Seijiro, publisher
Moon, begonias, bell flowers and ominaeshi (Tsuki ni shukaido to kikyo to ominaeshi), 1853.1
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 22.7 x 29.4 cm (8 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.329

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