Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Loquats, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Bird and Loquats

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 37.7 x 17.3 cm (14 13/16 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 緑鄂経春開籠日　黄金満樹入筺時
Translation: The day green sepals burst from confinement in bamboo shoots, The time when gold fills the trees and is placed in the basket;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seals: 喜霍堂版 Kikakudō han, 佐野屋 Sanoya (Sanoya Kihei ); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, at bottom right in pencil:X2520/[Japanese Characters]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.282

Bird and Loquats

Inscription Text/Poem: 緑鄂経春開籠日　黄金満樹入筺時
Translation: The day green sepals burst from confinement in bamboo shoots, The time when gold fills the trees and is placed in the basket;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seals: 喜霍堂版 Kikakudō han, 佐野屋 Sanoya (Sanoya Kihei ); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Marks: On verso, at bottom right in pencil:X2520/[Japanese Characters]

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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