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Japanese woodblock print of yellow and orange flowers with blue-green leaves against a background of a large, looming, and pale moon. Calligraphy script is to the left of the composition.
Japanese woodblock print of yellow and orange flowers with blue-green leaves against a background of a large, looming, and pale moon. Calligraphy script is to the left of the composition.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Chrysanthemums Under the Moon

Description

Maker

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Chrysanthemums Under the Moon

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1830

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 22.1 x 28.4 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 一勇斎国芳画

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.324

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Oct 07, 2023 – Apr 28, 2024

Label copy

Depicting chrysanthemums against a full moon within an oval frame, Kuniyoshi used autumn motifs to create a fan picture (uchiwa-e) that could be cut and mounted onto a bamboo frame for use. Most Japanese print illustrators made designs for fans during the Edo period (1615–1868), and Kuniyoshi was no exception. Examples like this one undoubtedly became popular fashionable accessories. 

The Art of the Fan
Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints
Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Dec 10, 1997 – Mar 08, 1998

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Ibaya Sensaburō 伊場屋仙三郎 (Japanese, ca. 1815-1875), publisher
Chrysanthemums Under the Moon, ca. 1830
Polychrome woodblock print
Horizontal ōban: 22.1 x 28.4 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.324

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