Nishimura Shigenaga 西村重長
Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori), Meiji
Maker
Title
Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori)
Year
Meiji
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 31.8 x 15.1 cm (12 1/2 x 5 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 名所とハ
うたにも
あるさ
杜若
Translation: Immortalized in poetry, a famous place with irises
Meisho (famous place) probably symbolizes the eight-plank bridge (yatsuhashi) over an iris garden in Tales of Ise.
Signature: Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
Marks: bottom right in pencil: EGR178
Place
Place Made: Tokyo; Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1062
Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori)
Inscription Text/Poem: 名所とハ
うたにも
あるさ
杜若
Translation: Immortalized in poetry, a famous place with irises
Meisho (famous place) probably symbolizes the eight-plank bridge (yatsuhashi) over an iris garden in Tales of Ise.
Signature: Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
Marks: bottom right in pencil: EGR178
Place Made: Tokyo; Place Made: Japan
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