Image
Description
Maker
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (Japanese, 1750 - 1797), publisher
Title
Shells (Kaigara)
Gifts of the Ebb Tide
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
color, inkSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Plate: 22.9 x 37.2 cm (9 x 14 5/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 277
Signature: Signed on preface | Akera Kanko; signed on postscript page | Chieta
Seals: Artist's seal | Jisei Ikka
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.586 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (Japanese, 1750 - 1797), publisher
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