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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni kotori)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni kotori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Plate: 10.2 x 16 cm (4 x 6 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: X[Z]521 [Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Mochi kuwanu/tabibito wa nashi/momo no hana

Travellers eat rice cakes on the festival of peach blossoms

This is a probable transliteration and reading of the poem. The peach blossom festival refers to the Doll's Festival.

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.046

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni kotori), 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 10.2 x 16 cm (4 x 6 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.046

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