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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Brown-eared Bulbul and Maples

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Edoya Matsugorō 江戸屋松五郎 (1820s - 1841, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Brown-eared Bulbul and Maples

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Kotanzakuban: 34.9 x 7.8 cm (13 3/4 x 3 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 處々江楓色　含霜照暮檐
Translation: All along the river the maple leaves have turned red;
at nightfall the rouge leaves reflect on the eaves;

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.095

Type

Image use

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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 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Edoya Matsugorō 江戸屋松五郎 (1820s - 1841, Edo, Japan), publisher
Brown-eared Bulbul and Maples, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Kotanzakuban: 34.9 x 7.8 cm (13 3/4 x 3 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.095

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