Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni kotori)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.046

About

Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni kotori)

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

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

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