Image

RISDM 34-346.tif

Yanagawa Shigenobu

Sparrows (Suzume)

Description

Maker

Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787-1832)

Title

Sparrows (Suzume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1830

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 17.1 x 14.1 cm (6 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: R391; in a later hand, verso, bottom right: 35

Signature: Yanagawa

Seals: Artist's seal | Shigenobu; collector's seal | Alexis Rouart | lower right

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.346

Type

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Tombstone

Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787-1832)
Sparrows (Suzume), ca. 1830
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 17.1 x 14.1 cm (6 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.346

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