Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Plum; Duck and Chrysanthemums

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
publisher Kawaguchiya Chōzō 川口屋長蔵 (1830 - 1840, Edo, Japan)

Title

Bird and Plum; Duck and Chrysanthemums

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s-1850s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 26.3 x 37.5 cm (10 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: Left: 鶯や　ことしも聲の　古からす　〇筑
Right: 鴛鴦の　盃とちよ　うす氷　其角

Signature: Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Picturedby Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seals: 幽斎 Yūsai (left); 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai (right); Publisher's seal: 川長 Kawachō (川口屋長蔵 Kawaguchiya Chōzō); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.477

Type

Exhibition History

Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
publisher Kawaguchiya Chōzō 川口屋長蔵 (1830 - 1840, Edo, Japan)
Bird and Plum; Duck and Chrysanthemums, 1840s-1850s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Horizontal ōban: 26.3 x 37.5 cm (10 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.477

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