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Kawanabe Kyōsai

White Heron in the Rain (Uchu sagi), 1880s

Description

Maker

  • Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1831-1889, Japanese

Title

White Heron in the Rain (Uchu sagi)

Year

1880s

Medium

Color woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • embossing

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 36.8 x 25.9 cm (14 1/2 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: NV33[4]/[Japanese Characters]

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.464

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Black on White

December 8, 2000 - March 4, 2001

This print is signed “Tōiku,” a name that Kyōsai received when he was nineteen years old and used until he was twenty-seven. It is likely that the work dates to this very early stage of his career.

The Beauty of Black in Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

March 20 - April 6, 1990

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints

February 8 - June 6, 1985

Use

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