Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Golden pheasant and ferns (Warabi ni kinkei)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Golden pheasant and ferns (Warabi ni kinkei)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 12.7 cm (14 7/8 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: Blundering into a path where ferns grow tall

*warabi is a seasonal word for Spring.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Ichiryusai

Marks: Inscription verso, bottom right: EGR315=R124 Box 5

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1242

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Golden pheasant and ferns (Warabi ni kinkei), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 37.8 x 12.7 cm (14 7/8 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1242

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