Prepatory drawing (shita-e) of cranes, various floral motifs, and hiro artist seal.

Attributed to
Utagawa, Hiroshige, 1826-1869 [Browse]
Format
Visual material
Language
No linguistic content
Published/​Created
n.d. [mid-19th c.].
Description
1 item ; sheet 16.4 x 27 cm.

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Special Collections - Graphic Arts Collection GA 2008.01191 E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift Browse related items Reading Room Request

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    • Medium: Ink and color on paper
    • Provenance: Purchased at one of three 1947 sales at Parke-Bernet or at Gimbels Department Store, New York City.
    • Unsigned. The diamond-shaped hiro seal was the artistic seal used by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and his followers.
    Source acquisition
    Gift of Gillett G. Griffin in honor of Dale Roylance. Given 2008.
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