Image
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
Shells (Kaigara), Edo Period
Description
Title
Shells (Kaigara)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Plate: 23.3 x 37.3 cm (9 3/16 x 14 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 276
Signature: Signed on preface | Akera Kanko; signed on postscript page | Chieta
Seals: Artist's seal | Jisei Ikka
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.588
About
Shells (Kaigara)
Gifts of the Ebb Tide
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 276
Signature: Signed on preface | Akera Kanko; signed on postscript page | Chieta
Seals: Artist's seal | Jisei Ikka
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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