| Maker(s): | Utagawa Hiroshige I
| | Culture: | Japanese (1797-1858)
| | Title: | White Heron and Iris
| | Date Made: | ca. 1830
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Mount: 15 15/16 in x 9 1/2 in; 40.5 cm x 24.1 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 9/16 in x 6 3/4 in; 37 cm x 17.1 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige hitsu]; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Chinese character, Bai lu / xia tian / qian dian / xue / Huang ying shang shu / yi zhi hua]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (red ink): [Japanese character, Hiroshige]; SEAL: recto, upp. l. (red ink): [Japanese character, Sanoki Han].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1973.275.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Kacho (flower and bird): A white heron at the center with purple iris in the lower right corner. Inscriptions in upper left corner. heron, bird, iris, flower, animal.
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