Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.6 x 12.5 cm (14 13/16 x 4 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: The Chinese poem concerns a crane which has come to wash its white feathers in the stream but is bothered by the thorny plants. Other birds should be surprised by a bird that just swoops down, dirties the water and then, poof!, flies away again, but they are unconcerned.

Signature: Hiroshige ga

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1240

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 37.6 x 12.5 cm (14 13/16 x 4 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1240

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