Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Black-naped Oriole and Clematis (Tessen ni kôrai uguisu)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 34.9 x 11.6 cm (13 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right corner: [Japanese Characters]
Chinese poem:
The stems of the clematis are strong and pliant, like the ways of old
The words tieh shin miao mean "iron line," referring to the stem and also the name of the flower "tieh shin" (tessen in Japanese), or clematis. The last two characters also mean a Chinese ink-brush technique by the same name.
Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô) Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.158 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related Objects
Related Objects
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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