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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Shells (Kaigara)

Description

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (Japanese, 1750 - 1797), publisher

Title

Shells (Kaigara)
Gifts of the Ebb Tide

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1788

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 23.3 x 37.2 cm (9 3/16 x 14 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription above.

Signature: Signed on preface | Akera Kanko; signed on postscript page | Chieta

Seals: Artist's seal | Jisei Ikka

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.587

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Japanese Prints
Nature in Microcosm
Mar 10, 1998 – Jun 09, 1998

Label copy

This book was one of the most lavishly produced publications in the history of Japanese printmaking. Various metallic dusts have been added to the surfaces of these three prints, and the contours of some of the shells and rocks have been subtly outlined in silver to enhance their appearance.

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Tombstone

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (Japanese, 1750 - 1797), publisher
Shells (Kaigara); Gifts of the Ebb Tide, ca. 1788
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments
Plate: 23.3 x 37.2 cm (9 3/16 x 14 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.587

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