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Kawanabe Kyōsai

White Heron in the Rain (Uchu sagi), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Kawanabe Kyōsai

Title

White Heron in the Rain (Uchu sagi)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Color woodblock print

Techniques

  • Color woodblock print

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]

Signature: seal ~ Toiku

Seals: Artist's seal | Toiku; illegible seal | lower right

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.464

White Heron in the Rain (Uchu sagi)

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

Signature: seal ~ Toiku

Seals: Artist's seal | Toiku; illegible seal | lower right

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection

June 10, 2014 - May 3, 2015

Black on White

December 8, 2000 - March 4, 2001

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
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