Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Title
Bullfinch and Blossoming Crabapple
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Ōtanzakuban: 37.4 x 17 cm (14 3/4 x 6 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 花下忘帰因美景 樽前勧酔是春風
Translation: Under the gorgeous flowers I forget to return home;
the spring wind encourages me to drink from the wine casks in front of me*The poet has used a rhetorical device in which some of the characters of the two lines have opposite meanings to the character placed opposite them.
Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 佐野喜 Sanoki (Sanoya Kihei)
Marks: Inscription on verso, at bottom left: 469
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.285.2 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher
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