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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 37.6 x 13.2 cm (14 13/16 x 5 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom in pencil: Hiroshige 4727 483

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; Publisher's seal | Kawasho; censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

State

An earlier state with fewer breaks in keyblock and grey shading on tree trunk is illustrated in Suzuki, no. 185 and Vever, no. 916 (without grey shading but an earlier impression than this impression in RISDM)
compare with 20.1245 in the collection (a poor impression, faded and worn)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.258

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Kacho-ga II
Jan 22, 1989

Related Objects

Related Objects

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 37.6 x 13.2 cm (14 13/16 x 5 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.258

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