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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Azure-winged Magpie and Flowering Peach (Momo ni onaga), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
  • Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵

Title

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

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

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)

Place

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.160.1

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

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)

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Azure-winged Magpie and Flowering Peach (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)
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