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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrows and Camellias in Snow (Setchû tsubaki ni suzume)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Sparrows and Camellias in Snow (Setchû tsubaki ni suzume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1854.2

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 33.7 x 11.1 cm (13 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right: [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) | Tsutaya Kichizô; censor's seal | kiwame ~ red | aratame ~ above date seal

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.176

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Sparrows and Camellias in Snow (Setchû tsubaki ni suzume), 1854.2
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.7 x 11.1 cm (13 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.176

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