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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mud hen and sweet iris (L); Ayu fish and hydrangea (R), Edo Period

Maker

  • Maruya Seijirō 丸屋清次郎
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Mud hen and sweet iris (L); Ayu fish and hydrangea (R)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (aizuri-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (aizuri-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Horizontal aiban: 23.4 x 34.9 cm (9 3/16 x 13 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed on each: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 清 Sei (Maruya Seijiro); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil:X2977/[Japanese Characters]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.349

Mud hen and sweet iris (L); Ayu fish and hydrangea (R)

Signature: Signed on each: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 清 Sei (Maruya Seijiro); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil:X2977/[Japanese Characters]

Place Made: Japan

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small Birds and Lacecap Hydrangea (Ajisai ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)
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