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波に鶴
Cranes Flying over Waves
波に鶴
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 23.6 cm (14 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9600
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #143 (complete diptych); Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 242, ôhaba #10??
DescriptionLower sheet of incomplete upright diptych.
MFA impressions: 06.1462 (lower sheet only), 21.9600 (lower sheet only), 2016.925 (complete)
MFA impressions: 06.1462 (lower sheet only), 21.9600 (lower sheet only), 2016.925 (complete)
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 5
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印:午五
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印:午五
彫師:なし
ProvenanceAcquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright, as part of Kacho Lot; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.