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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and bamboo

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Sparrow and bamboo

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1850

Medium

  • wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wood block print

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

15.9 x 21.4 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/16 inches) (plate) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left:313 [Japanese Characters?]

Signature: Signed at upper right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.377

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

The Beauty of Black in Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
Mar 20, 1990 – Apr 06, 1990
Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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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

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sparrow and bamboo, ca. 1850
wood block print
15.9 x 21.4 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/16 inches) (plate) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.377

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