Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Cuckoo Flying Through the Rain
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Edo (location); Place Made: Japan
Dimensions
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Chūtanzakuban: 37.6 x 12.7 cm (14 13/16 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 二声は 五百崎こへつ ほとゝぎす
Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 Shōeido (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Censor's seal: 極 (kiwame)
Inscription: Verso, bottom left in pencil: M[C]C1/MLA Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.247 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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