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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Azure-winged Magpie and Flowering Peach (Momo ni onaga)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Azure-winged Magpie and Flowering Peach (Momo ni onaga)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 34.9 x 11.6 cm (13 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Ariyake ya/tori no osamaru/momo no hana The morning moon-/a bird is at peace/in the peach blossoms

Signature: Signed near lower edge | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzoô (Kawashô)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.160.1

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Azure-winged Magpie and Flowering Peach (Momo ni onaga), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 34.9 x 11.6 cm (13 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.160.1

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