Image

RISDM 34-406.tif

Shibata Zeshin

Morning glories in rain (Uchu no hirugao)

Description

Maker

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)

Title

Morning glories in rain (Uchu no hirugao)

Period

Meiji

Year

1870's-1880's

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 21.8 x 30 cm (8 9/16 x 11 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed LL.

Signature: Zeshin

Seals: Artist's seal | Reisai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.406

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

Zeshin, who was trained as a painter in the Shijo style and excelled as a lacquer artist, also created prints. Of the three Zeshin works in this exhibition, this delicately rendered autumn scene evokes the lyricism of the Shijo painting style most effectively.

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Tombstone

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)
Morning glories in rain (Uchu no hirugao), 1870's-1880's
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 21.8 x 30 cm (8 9/16 x 11 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.406

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