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Utagawa Hiroshige

Crane and bush clover (Hagi ni tsuru), 1830's

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
  • Sanoya Kihei, 1717-1875, Japanese, publisher

Title

Crane and bush clover (Hagi ni tsuru)

Year

1830's

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 34 x 11.6 cm (13 3/8 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription above. [text and poems] Poem by Matsuo Basho: Shiratsuyu mo (translates to ) Even swaying in a gentle breeze kobosanu hagi no (translates to) the lespedeza does not shake off the dewdrops uneri kana same as 34.034 K325The season represented is autumn. The poem points to the graceful branches of the lespedeza (or bush clover with flowers of either red or white) which bend so gently that the dew stays on the petals and stems.

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.251

Related

Utagawa Hiroshige

Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume), 1830's

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