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Nishimura Shigenaga

Ducks (Kamo)

Description

Maker

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher

Title

Ducks (Kamo)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1740s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 33.5 x 15.1 cm (13 3/16 x 5 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription below.

Seals: Publisher's seal | Ukiyoe soshi iroiro oroshi | emblem;Collector's seal | Alexis Rouart | lower right | red

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.291

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

Label copy

The complicated technique utilized here represents one stage in the development of full polychrome woodblock printing. Three woodblocks -- light and dark gray and black -- were used for printing; then the print was hand-colored with red and yellow pigments; and, finally, metallic embellishments were added. Works of this type were known as "lacquer prints."

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Tombstone

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Igaya Kanemon (Japanese), publisher
Ducks (Kamo), 1740s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 33.5 x 15.1 cm (13 3/16 x 5 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.291

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