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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

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

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

Related

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Small bird and ivy (Tsuta ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)

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