Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Barn Swallows above Waves (Nami ni tsubame)
Year
mid 1840s
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 34 x 7.8 cm (13 3/8 x 3 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem:
Yono naka no/yoko habashira nu/otsudori kanaBirds so young and lovely/have no idea/how wide is the world
Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.088
Related
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