Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Black-headed Gulls and Weeping Willows, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Black-headed Gulls and Weeping Willows
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Ōyotsugiriban: 13.5 x 18.8 cm (5 5/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 名こそ世に きこへて涼し すみた川
Translation: The Sumida River, a name well known in the world- it is cool today
Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Deisgner's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.049
Black-headed Gulls and Weeping Willows
Inscription Text/Poem: 名こそ世に きこへて涼し すみた川
Translation: The Sumida River, a name well known in the world- it is cool today
Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Deisgner's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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