Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Butterflies and rapeseed (Natane ni cho)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Butterflies and rapeseed (Natane ni cho)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 24.9 x 12.4 cm (9 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: YI328/[Japanese Characters]

[text and poems]
Cho karoshi/koro wa kirumono/hitotsu kana
These days the clothes are unlined, light like butterflies
Poem by Koshun

Signature: Signed on each | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.269B

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Butterflies and rapeseed (Natane ni cho), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 24.9 x 12.4 cm (9 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.269B

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