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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Prawn and Duckweed (Mo ni tenagaebi), Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Prawn and Duckweed (Mo ni tenagaebi)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 33.8 x 7.5 cm (13 5/16 x 2 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed verso, lower left: [Illegible Japanese? Characters]/102 NUA

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.113

About

Prawn and Duckweed (Mo ni tenagaebi)

Inscribed verso, lower left: [Illegible Japanese? Characters]/102 NUA

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 17, 2010 - April 17, 2011

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 15, 1995 - March 10, 1996

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Prawn and Duckweed (Mo ni tenagaebi) with the accession number of 34.113. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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