Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Peonies

Maker

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀 (1807-1878/9
b. in Shimōsa, Japan)

Title

Peonies

Period

Edo Period

Year

1835

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 23.2 x 29.5 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 五雲亭貞秀畫 Gountei Sadahide ga (Pictured by Gountei Sadahide)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 上 ue (Iseya Sōemon); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame; Date seal: 未 hitsuji (1835)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.317

Type

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection
May 13, 2016 – Dec 04, 2016
The Art of the Fan
Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints
Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002

Label copy

These are tree peonies (botan). Both herbaceous and tree peonies are cultivated in Japan.

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀 (1807-1878/9
b. in Shimōsa, Japan)
Iseya Sōemon 伊勢屋惣右衛門 (1776 - 1862, Edo, Japan), publisher
Peonies, 1835
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 23.2 x 29.5 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.317

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