Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bullfinch and Japanese Kerria (Yamabuki ni uso), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Bullfinch and Japanese Kerria (Yamabuki ni uso)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 34 x 11.4 cm (13 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Uso no koe/kiki hajime te yori/yamaji kana
On a mountain path I just begin to hear the voice of a bullfinch

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.173

Bullfinch and Japanese Kerria (Yamabuki ni uso)

Poem:
Uso no koe/kiki hajime te yori/yamaji kana
On a mountain path I just begin to hear the voice of a bullfinch

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

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

Exhibition History

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