Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Grasshopper and Hardy Begonia (descriptive)

Maker

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

Title

Grasshopper and Hardy Begonia (descriptive)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

34.2 x 7.4 cm (13 7/16 x 2 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[Notations] Inscribed on verso, lower left: [Illegible characters]/321

Poem:
Shukaido/sono ha wa nani o/kata omoi
Unrequited love-like a curled begonia leaf, /only one side showing

The same poem appears on the print published in Kobayashi, pl. 107.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | Watanabe Shôemon

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.121

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Grasshopper and Hardy Begonia (descriptive), 1843-1847
wood block print
34.2 x 7.4 cm (13 7/16 x 2 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.121

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