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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-naped Oriole and Clematis, Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
  • Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵

Title

Black-naped Oriole and Clematis

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Aitanzakuban: 34.9 x 11.6 cm (13 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 茎細靭甚勁 故俗日鐵線
Translation: The stems of the clematis are strong and pliant, like the ways of old

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Marks: On verso, at bottom right: [Japanese characters]

Place

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.158

Black-naped Oriole and Clematis

Inscription Text/Poem: 茎細靭甚勁 故俗日鐵線
Translation: The stems of the clematis are strong and pliant, like the ways of old

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Marks: On verso, at bottom right: [Japanese characters]

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

Exhibition History

Summer Brilliance

June 14 - September 15, 1996

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Canary and Clematis (Tessen ni kanaria), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô, Edo Period
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