Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bonito and radish (Katsuo to daikon), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Bonito and radish (Katsuo to daikon)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 24.9 x 11.8 cm (9 13/16 x 4 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
Hatsugatsuo/sono ato tae te/shogyo* (or katsuo) kana
The first bonito of the season, the fish I had to wait to eat later
Poem by Shuchiku
*In this difficult poem, the Chinese characters for this poem mean literally "pine" tree with the literary associations of "to wait" and "fish" (gyo); together they mean bonito.

Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryusai

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.269C

Bonito and radish (Katsuo to daikon)

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
Hatsugatsuo/sono ato tae te/shogyo* (or katsuo) kana
The first bonito of the season, the fish I had to wait to eat later
Poem by Shuchiku
*In this difficult poem, the Chinese characters for this poem mean literally "pine" tree with the literary associations of "to wait" and "fish" (gyo); together they mean bonito.

Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryusai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Publications

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