Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Golden pheasant and ferns (Warabi ni kinkei)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 37.8 x 12.7 cm (14 7/8 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right: EGR315=R124 Box 5[text and poems] Fumitagau (translates to)Blundering into michi ya warabi no (translates to)a path where tasty grasses take takashi(translates to)manage to grow tall (trans. Marks in Bogel)Please note translation changed from Bogel:Fumitagau/michi ya warabi no/take takashi I stumble onto a path where ferns grow tallWarabi is a season word (kigo) for spring.
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1242
Related
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