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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and bamboo

Description

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

16 x 21.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches) (image) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at upper right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.378B

Type

  • Prints

Related

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sparrow and bamboo, ca. 1850
wood block print
16 x 21.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches) (image) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.378B

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