Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Grasshopper and Hardy Begonia (descriptive), Edo Period
Maker
Title
Grasshopper and Hardy Begonia (descriptive)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink
Materials/Techniques
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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.121
Grasshopper and Hardy Begonia (descriptive)
[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
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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