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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Snail and Hardy Begonia (Shûkaidô ni katatsumuri)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Aritaya Seiemon (Japanese, ca. 19th century), publisher

Title

Snail and Hardy Begonia (Shûkaidô ni katatsumuri)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 33.8 x 7.3 cm (13 5/16 x 2 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:Katatsumuri/tsunofuri wake yo/suma akashiThe snail's antennae/decide which way to go/between Suma and Akashi

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Aritaya Seiemon (Yûeidô)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.101

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Aritaya Seiemon (Japanese, ca. 19th century), publisher
Snail and Hardy Begonia (Shûkaidô ni katatsumuri), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 33.8 x 7.3 cm (13 5/16 x 2 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.101

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