Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-headed Gulls and Reeds (Ochiba to ashi ni miyakodori), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

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

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.152

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

John Happer "certified genuine" label and seal on verso

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

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