Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Kawaguchiya Shōzō, Japanese, publisher
Title
Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Sunset Hibiscus (Tororoaoi ni ôruri)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 38.6 x 13 cm (15 3/16 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Chinese poem:
Autumn air washed by cool breezes,
Southern sun sweetening the dew on the hollyhocks.
The great heat has gone, and with it the cruel guards
and officials
When one is satisfied, what else is there to do? Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.215
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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