Song of melancholic flowers

Song of melancholic flowers
(Uyuuge no uta 有憂華の歌)
 (1928-1932)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour offset lithograph and offset lithograph
Measurements
(a) 26.4 × 18.8 cm (closed) 26.4 × 37.7 cm (open) (cover)
(b) 26.4 × 18.8 cm (closed) 26.4 × 37.6 cm (open) (folded sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) printed in ink u.c.: 松竹キネマ∙ピアノ∙ハーモニカ / 楽譜 No:3
printed in ink c.r.: 松竹蒲田映画/主題歌/有憂華の歌
printed in ink l.l.: 松竹キネマ楽譜出版社發行
Accession Number
2017.1293.a-b
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Maureen Morrisey Bequest, 2018
Gallery location
Not on display

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