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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Blossoming Plum Branches (Ume)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Blossoming Plum Branches (Ume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1843-1847

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 37 x 12.9 cm (14 9/16 x 5 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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 kobu

Gently nurtured/in complete tranquility/bundles of muscle

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | Mera Taichirô

Identification

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

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.170

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004
Spring Blossoms
Seasonal Japanese Prints
Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999
Spring Blossoms
Mar 17, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Blossoming Plum Branches (Ume), 1843-1847
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 37 x 12.9 cm (14 9/16 x 5 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.170

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