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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Azure-winged Magpie and Azalea (Tsutsuji ni onagadori), Edo (Japanese period)

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  • Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Title

Azure-winged Magpie and Azalea (Tsutsuji ni onagadori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Imate: 37.8 x 13 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Yûyama no/tsutsuji ni ataru/hiyodori kana

In the mountains in evening, azaleas in the setting sun

White square label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: NV2627/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.216

Azure-winged Magpie and Azalea (Tsutsuji ni onagadori)

Poem:
Yûyama no/tsutsuji ni ataru/hiyodori kana

In the mountains in evening, azaleas in the setting sun

White square label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: NV2627/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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