Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias , Edo Period

Maker

Title

Great Tit and Camellias

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.284.1

Great Tit and Camellias

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

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

Exhibition History

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