Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1240

Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru)

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

Place Made: Japan
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