Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and bush clover (Hagi ni tsuru), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Crane and bush clover (Hagi ni tsuru)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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.

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawasho; sensor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.251

Crane and bush clover (Hagi ni tsuru)

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.

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawasho; sensor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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