Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Bats (Komori), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
Bats (Komori)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Komori ya/yami ni ikiruru/hane no iro
Even in the dark where they live, the feathers of the bat appear black
Poem by Chosui
Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Utagawa
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.269A
About
Bats (Komori)
Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Komori ya/yami ni ikiruru/hane no iro
Even in the dark where they live, the feathers of the bat appear black
Poem by Chosui
Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Utagawa
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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