Photo of collection object Bats Under a Full Moon — Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando). Bats Under a Full Moon, ca. 1840. Color woodblock print on paper, 10 x 5in. (25.4 x 12.7cm). Gift of Robert Sistrunk, 75.123. No known copyright restrictions.

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Bats Under a Full Moon

ca. 1840

Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando)

Japanese, 1797-1858

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando)
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Color woodblock print on paper
Medium: color, woodblock, print, paper
Locations: Place made: Japan
Period: Edo Period
Dimensions: 10 x 5in. (25.4 x 12.7cm)
Inscribed: Poem: Kōmori ya / yami ni ikururu / hane no iro (蝙蝠や　闇に生るゝ　羽の色　　鳥酔)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 75.123
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Sistrunk
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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