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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bush Warbler and Plum (Ume ni uguisu), Edo Period

Maker

  • Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Bush Warbler and Plum (Ume ni uguisu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

33.6 x 11.4 cm (13 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Uguisu ya/koto shi mo koe no/furukarazu The familiar sound of the nightingale/fresh again this year34.150 K 271; 34.198; 34.477

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai ; publisher's seal | Sanoya Kihei

Identification

Edition

Traces of another print which was printed on the same sheet as this image and then cut appears on the left edge.

Place

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.198

Bush Warbler and Plum (Ume ni uguisu)

Traces of another print which was printed on the same sheet as this image and then cut appears on the left edge.

Poem: Uguisu ya/koto shi mo koe no/furukarazu The familiar sound of the nightingale/fresh again this year34.150 K 271; 34.198; 34.477

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai ; publisher's seal | Sanoya Kihei

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nightingale plum and moon, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bush Warbler and Plum (Ume ni uguisu), Edo Period
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