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Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Java sparrow and rice plants (Kome no hana ni suzume)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀 (Japanese, 1807-1878/9
b. in Shimōsa, Japan)

Title

Java sparrow and rice plants (Kome no hana ni suzume)
A set of birds and flowers
Kacho sen no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

1834

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome wood block print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 23.3 x 29.8 cm (9 3/16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: #440

Signature: Signed at right | Gountei Sadahide ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame; Collector's seal | Japanese | lower center | red

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.307

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum

Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Sep 01, 2010 – Dec 12, 2010

Label copy

The theme of the autumn harvest is evoked here by rice stalks laden with grain.

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs

Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints

Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

The Art of the Fan

Uchiwa-e in Japanese Prints

Dec 07, 2001 – Mar 03, 2002

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums

Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth

Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995

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Tombstone

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀 (Japanese, 1807-1878/9
b. in Shimōsa, Japan)
Honya Kyusuke (Japanese), publisher

Java sparrow and rice plants (Kome no hana ni suzume); A set of birds and flowers; Kacho sen no uchi, 1834

Polychrome wood block print

Image: 23.3 x 29.8 cm (9 3/16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.307

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