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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias

Maker

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

Title

Great Tit and Camellias

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 38.1 x 17.7 cm (15 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: はき除掃 してから蔭る 椿かな
Translation: Withered camellias-- all the sweeping that goes on after they've fallen!
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 一立齋 Ichiryūsai; Poet's seal: 古人 Kojin (a person from the past [Forrer]; a deceased person [Keyes]).

Marks: On verso, bottom right in pencil:329

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.284.1

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Spring Blossoms
Mar 17, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Great Tit and Camellias , 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ōtanzakuban: 38.1 x 17.7 cm (15 x 6 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.284.1

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