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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.523
People
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Japanese (d. 1806)
Title
Mother and Children Enjoying Fireflies
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/210591

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Technique
Woodblock print
Dimensions
horizontal ōban: H. 23.3 x W. 36.8 cm (9 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Utamaro ga
  • signature: Signature: Utamaro ga 歌麿画

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.523
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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