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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mud hen and sweet iris; Ayu fish and hydrangea

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Seijiro, publisher

Title

Mud hen and sweet iris; Ayu fish and hydrangea

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s-1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 23.3 x 34.8 cm (9 3/16 x 13 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil:X2977/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Sei ~ in circle; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.349

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Seijiro, publisher
Mud hen and sweet iris; Ayu fish and hydrangea, 1830s-1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 23.3 x 34.8 cm (9 3/16 x 13 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.349

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