Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Aritaya Seiemon, ca. 19th century, Japanese, publisher
Title
Quiet (Beauty and koto)
Year
1847-1852
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Sheet: 36.7 x 24.8 cm (14 7/16 x 9 3/4 inches) (Mat size: C)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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[text and poems]
Medetasa no kanai sorotte yanagi kanaThe literal translation of the inscription is: felicitously/all the family/come together/willow (yanagi). The looser meaning is that all the family is alive and healthy at the New Year: Happiness is when the entire family is together-the willow tree
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mr. Curtis B. Brooks
Object Number
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48.349
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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