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Artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)  Search this
Shizugaki Namiyasu  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 25.5 x 36.9 cm (10 1/16 x 14 1/2 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
ca. 1832
Period:
Edo period
Description:
This print from Hiroshige's famous "large fish" series published by Eijudo portrays a single red sea bream that nearly fills the page.
Inscriptions:
1. (Ann Yonemura, 10 December 1997) The artist's signature, "Ryusai Hiroshige ga" at the lower right is followed by the publisher's seal, Eijudo. Poems by Shizugaki Namiyasu and Toshigaki Maharu.
Provenance:
To ?
Unidentified French collection [1]
To 1997
Dr. John Fuegi [2]
From 1997
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. John Fuegi [3]
Notes:
[1] Ann Yonemura’s notes from December 1997 states: “…this print has a stamp in French on the back suggesting that it has been in a French collection previously.” See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.
[2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
[3] See note 2.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Bountiful Waters: Aquatic Life in Japanese Art (March 8 to September 14, 2014)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. John Fuegi
Topic:
fish  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John Fuegi and Jo Francis
Accession Number:
F1997.34
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39f0345d6-dd91-4c38-a453-482162787c01
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1997.34