Red Sea bream, from the Great Fish Series: Madai (Pagrus major)
Object Details
- Description
- This print from Hiroshige's famous "large fish" series published by Eijudo portrays a single red sea bream that nearly fills the page.
- Inscriptions
- 1. (Ann Yonemura, 10 December 1997) The artist's signature, "Ryusai Hiroshige ga" at the lower right is followed by the publisher's seal, Eijudo. Poems by Shizugaki Namiyasu and Toshigaki Maharu.
- Provenance
- To ?
- Unidentified French collection [1]
- To 1997
- Dr. John Fuegi [2]
- From 1997
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. John Fuegi [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Ann Yonemura’s notes from December 1997 states: “…this print has a stamp in French on the back suggesting that it has been in a French collection previously.” See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.
- [2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
- [3] See note 2.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Bountiful Waters: Aquatic Life in Japanese Art (March 8 to September 14, 2014)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dr. John Fuegi
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Fuegi and Jo Francis
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- ca. 1832
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1997.34
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)
- Shizugaki Namiyasu
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 25.5 x 36.9 cm (10 1/16 x 14 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- fish
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- Japan
- ukiyo-e
- Japanese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1997.34
