Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and Japanese Kerria (Tsuru to yamabuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Crane and Japanese Kerria (Tsuru to yamabuki)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 32.9 x 7.5 cm (12 15/16 x 2 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[Notations] Inscription on verso, lower left: BV1437/ [Illegible Japanese Characters]; dealer's codes (of no import)Poem: Hana saki te/nanoka tsuru miru/fumoto kana Flowers are blooming-/I observe cranes staying put for seven days/at the bottom of a hillThe poem is by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) written at a poetry party at the Edo home of Suzuki Seifu on 1686.3.20.This was the first of thirty-six linked poems (renga) by various poets on flowers. The poem expresses Basho's delight at seeing cranes that stay in place for seven days and blossoming flowers at the home of his friend.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.120

Crane and Japanese Kerria (Tsuru to yamabuki)

[Notations] Inscription on verso, lower left: BV1437/ [Illegible Japanese Characters]; dealer's codes (of no import)Poem: Hana saki te/nanoka tsuru miru/fumoto kana Flowers are blooming-/I observe cranes staying put for seven days/at the bottom of a hillThe poem is by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) written at a poetry party at the Edo home of Suzuki Seifu on 1686.3.20.This was the first of thirty-six linked poems (renga) by various poets on flowers. The poem expresses Basho's delight at seeing cranes that stay in place for seven days and blossoming flowers at the home of his friend.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Place Made: Japan
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