Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Bats (Komori)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Image: 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Komori ya/yami ni ikiruru/hane no iro
Even in the dark where they live, the feathers of the bat appear black
Poem by Chosui
Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Utagawa Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.269A Type
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