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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Barn Swallows and Wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Barn Swallows and Wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame)

Period

Edo 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: 33.5 x 11.3 cm (13 3/16 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Yo no naka no/yoko habashira nuotsudori kana Birds so young and lovely/have no idea/how wide is the worldK359/34.088;K335/34.053; 34.174 K 284

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.174

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Spring Blossoms
Seasonal Japanese Prints
Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Barn Swallows and Wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.5 x 11.3 cm (13 3/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.174

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