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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.504
People
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Japanese (d. 1806)
Title
Abalone Diver Nursing a Child, center sheet of incomplete triptych
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1797-98 (Kansei 9-10)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/210159

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Technique
Woodblock print
Dimensions
vertical ōban; Paper: H. 32.9 x W. 22.3 cm (12 15/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Utamaro hitsu
  • signature: Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.504
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Center sheet of incomplete triptych.

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