Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bulbul and plum (Ume ni uso), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Bulbul and plum (Ume ni uso)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 37.3 x 12.9 cm (14 11/16 x 5 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA533/ [Japanese Characters] Inscription above. [text and poems]Sato wa(translates to) In some places manzai oshoshi (translates to) the Manzai dance comes later ume no hana (translates to) with the plumThe Manzai Dance is traditionally performed on New Year's Day but in some places (perhaps the Yoshiwara) the dance comes in the second month with the plum blossoms.

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige;Publisher's seal | Shoeido

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.261

Bulbul and plum (Ume ni uso)

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA533/ [Japanese Characters] Inscription above. [text and poems]Sato wa(translates to) In some places manzai oshoshi (translates to) the Manzai dance comes later ume no hana (translates to) with the plumThe Manzai Dance is traditionally performed on New Year's Day but in some places (perhaps the Yoshiwara) the dance comes in the second month with the plum blossoms.

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiroshige;Publisher's seal | Shoeido

Place Made: Japan
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