id:			95357
accession number:	1916.1116.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1116.a
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Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River, c. 1800. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 38.6 x 25.4 cm (15 3/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1116.a

title:				Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1805
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 38.6 x 25.4 cm (15 3/16 x 10 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Utamaro hitsu
Censorship Seal: kiwame
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections
	opening date:   2004-12-12T00:00:00
	<i>Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Education Department (1980).', 'opening_date': '1980-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916–
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