Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Sanoya Kihei, 1717-1875, Japanese, publisher
Title
Bird and loquats (Biwa ni kotori)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 37.5 x 17 cm (14 3/4 x 6 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil:X2520/[Japanese Characters]
[text and poems]
Ryoku gaku jun o hete ro o hiraku (translates to) The day green sepals burst from confinement
no hi (translates to) in bamboo shoots
Ogon ko ni michite hako ni iruru (translates to) The time when gold fills the trees and is
no toki (translates to) placed in the basket Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.282
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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