Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Reed Warblers, Iris and Indian Strawberries (杜菖花 よしきり 蛇苺 Kakitsubata yoshikiri hebiichigo)

Maker

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

Title

Reed Warblers, Iris and Indian Strawberries (杜菖花 よしきり 蛇苺 Kakitsubata yoshikiri hebiichigo)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1834

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 21.9 x 28.5 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Seals: Publisher's seal: 辻 Tsuji (辻屋安兵衛 Tsujiya Yasubei); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame; Date seal: 午 uma (Horse,1834)

Marks: On verso, bottom left in pencil: X1662/[Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.314

Type

Exhibition History

The Art of the Fan
Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints
Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002

Label copy

This type of iris is known as kakitsubata, or “rabbit-ear” iris, because of its shape.

Summer Brilliance
Jun 14, 1996 – Sep 15, 1996

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)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher
Reed Warblers, Iris and Indian Strawberries (杜菖花 よしきり 蛇苺 Kakitsubata yoshikiri hebiichigo), 1834
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 21.9 x 28.5 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.314

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