Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and ivy (Tsuta ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Bird and ivy (Tsuta ni kotori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 12.9 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

[text and poems]
Furoshiki no (translates to)Ivy arabesques
iro mo [kashikoshi] (translates to) colorful as a kerchief
[momiji] no/shigure ni somuru (translates to) tinted with the dyes
tsuta no karakusa (translates to) of autumn maple leaves mixed in summer shower rain

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.260

About

Bird and ivy (Tsuta ni kotori)

Inscription at left.

[text and poems]
Furoshiki no (translates to)Ivy arabesques
iro mo [kashikoshi] (translates to) colorful as a kerchief
[momiji] no/shigure ni somuru (translates to) tinted with the dyes
tsuta no karakusa (translates to) of autumn maple leaves mixed in summer shower rain

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai

Place Made: Japan

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