Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Title
Blossoming Plum Branches (Ume)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
color, inkSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Plate: 37 x 12.9 cm (14 9/16 x 5 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom left: MIC-3-5 [Japanese Characters]; in a later hand inscribed verso, bottom right: MOC [Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Nodokasa ni/yawaraka* ni naru/chikara kobuGently nurtured/in complete tranquility/bundles of muscle
Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Censor's seal | Mera Taichirô Identification
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State
See Bogel entries for this example and 34.171 for the differences between the two states. This is the earlier state with finer printing and coloration and lacking the moon and darker blue ground. Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.170 Type
Exhibition History
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