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RISDM 34-247.tif
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Cuckoo in rain (Uchû no hototogisu)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Cuckoo in rain (Uchû no hototogisu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 37.3 x 12.7 cm (14 11/16 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: M[C]C1/MLA

Poem:
Futa goe a/Gomosaki koezu/hototogisu

Two voices crossing/high over Gomosaki-/a cuckoo and rain

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeido); censor's seal | kiwame

Identification

Edition

The Bogel entry remarks that the print shows edges of the second print originally printed on the same oban sheet; Forrer states that the other print is Owl and Pine in Moonlight (34.220) in the collection.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.247

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007
Kacho-ga II
Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Cuckoo in rain (Uchû no hototogisu), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 37.3 x 12.7 cm (14 11/16 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.247

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