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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and Autumn Grasses

Maker

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

Title

Crane and Autumn Grasses

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s-1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Ai-tanzakuban: 34.2 x 11.5 cm (13 7/16 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 聲来枕上 千年鶴 影落盃中五老峯
Translation: When one dreams on the pillow of a thousand-year-old crane, it's New Year!

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 一立斎 Ichiryūsai

Marks: On verso, bottom right: [Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.252

Type

Exhibition History

Of Clover and Chrysanthemum
Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Sep 01, 2010 – Dec 12, 2010

Label copy

Of the “seven autumn grasses,” two are depicted in this print. The tall grass with reddish-purple flowers is Japanese bush clover (hagi); the flower plant below it is pampas grass (susuki).

A Chinese poem inscribed on the upper left reads:

“When one dreams on the pillow of a thousand-year-old crane, it's New Year!”

Of Clover and Chrysanthemums
Autumn Themes on Paper and Cloth
Sep 15, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995

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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)
Crane and Autumn Grasses, 1830s-1840s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ai-tanzakuban: 34.2 x 11.5 cm (13 7/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.252

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