Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crab and clematis (Tessen ni kani), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Crab and clematis (Tessen ni kani)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 17.3 x 22.9 cm (6 13/16 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]Tessen ya (translates to) Clematis nagare ni atsuki (translates to) in a warm stream ame agari (translates to) after rainAfter the rainy season comes summer. The season is late spring/early summer.

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro;censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.389

Crab and clematis (Tessen ni kani)

[text and poems]Tessen ya (translates to) Clematis nagare ni atsuki (translates to) in a warm stream ame agari (translates to) after rainAfter the rainy season comes summer. The season is late spring/early summer.

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro;censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

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