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Title

The heron maiden

1925

Artist

Kitano Tsunetomi

Japan

1880 – 1947

  • Details

    Alternative title
    Sagi musume
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Taishō period 1912 - 1926 → Japan
    Date
    1925
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    colour woodcut
    Dimensions
    45.7 x 30.0 cm image; 54.7 x 36.6 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Signed u.l., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Tsunetomi hitsu [drawn by Tsunetomi]". Not dated.

    Credit
    Purchased 1987
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    354.1987
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Kitano Tsunetomi

    Works in the collection

    2

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 3 publications

  • Provenance

    R.G. Sawers, Feb 1987, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Feb 1987.

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