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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Turtle [in stream], Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Maruya Seijiro
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Turtle [in stream]

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • woodblock print

Techniques

  • woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 23 x 17.6 cm (9 1/16 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right and above [text and poems]Ryokusui(translates to) Blue water, ryokumousen (translates to) contented strands of blue hair

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Sei;censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.380

Turtle [in stream]

Inscription at right and above [text and poems]Ryokusui(translates to) Blue water, ryokumousen (translates to) contented strands of blue hair

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Sei;censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 17, 2010 - April 17, 2011

The Lure of Ink

March 6 - July 5, 2009

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 15, 1995 - March 10, 1996
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