Bartail flatheads with Flowering Eggplant

Maker(s)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige ζ­Œε·εΊƒι‡ (1797-1858)
Author: Poem by Yoshigaki Toshimochi Poem by Magaki Harutomo
Historical period(s)
Edo period, ca. 1850
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 25.1 x 35.8 cm (9 7/8 x 14 1/8 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of John Fuegi and Jo Francis
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F2000.13
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Woodblock print

Keywords
Edo period (1615 - 1868), eggplant, fish, flower, Japan, ukiyo-e
Provenance

To 2000
Dr. John Fuegi, Copenhagen, purchased at auction, to 2000 [1]

From 2000
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dr. John Fuegi in 2000

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 2, Elizabeth F. Duley, January 25, 2001, in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. John Fuegi

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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