Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-headed Gulls and Reeds (Ochiba to ashi ni miyakodori)

Maker

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

Title

Black-headed Gulls and Reeds (Ochiba to ashi ni miyakodori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 31.9 x 11.3 cm (12 9/16 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Oval stamp affixed verso, center left with an inscription:Certified/[signature]/Genuine; Red circular stamp also visible in same area.Poem: Tori no na no/miyako to narinu/sumidagawa On the Sumida River, the birds are called gullsThe poem alludes to the Noh play Miyakodori.

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro

Identification

Edition

John Happer "certified genuine" label and seal on verso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.152

Type

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 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Black-headed Gulls and Reeds (Ochiba to ashi ni miyakodori), 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 31.9 x 11.3 cm (12 9/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.152

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