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Attributed to Toyohiro Utagawa

Frog and Lotus (Hasu to kawazu), 1810's

Description

Maker

  • Attributed to Toyohiro Utagawa, 1773-1828, Japanese
  • Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, publisher

Title

Frog and Lotus (Hasu to kawazu)

Year

1810's

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 35.6 x 7.8 cm (14 x 3 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Furuike ya/kawazu tobikomu/mizu no oto

The ancient pond-/a frog jumped/splash!

The famous haiku poem by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) from his collection Haru no hi (Spring days), autumn 1687. This is likely the best-known haiku in the world.
Kawazu is a season word (kigo) for spring.

Place

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.093

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Frog and Lotus (Hasu to kawazu) with the accession number of 34.093. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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