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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Camellia (Tsubaki ni kotori)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Bird and Camellia (Tsubaki ni kotori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 10.2 x 16 cm (4 x 6 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Hana no michi/chiru chiru yomo no/akatsubaki

A flowery path/covered with fallen petals/of red camellias

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.054

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Bird and Camellia (Tsubaki ni kotori), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 10.2 x 16 cm (4 x 6 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.054

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