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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-naped Oriole and Confederate Rose

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Black-naped Oriole and Confederate Rose

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 38.4 x 12.7 cm (15 1/8 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 有明の　ぬれて落たる　芙蓉かな
Translation: The moonlight at dawn, see the rose damp with dew and blossoms falling

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 一立齋 Ichiryūsai

Marks: On verso, at bottom right in pencil: 505

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.238

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989
Hiroshige
Birds and Flowers
Sep 09, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Black-naped Oriole and Confederate Rose, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing (nishiki-e)
Chūtanzakuban: 38.4 x 12.7 cm (15 1/8 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.238

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