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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

Ōtanzaku: 38.1 x 17.6 cm (15 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem

Signed: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Ichiryusai (artist); Kojin (poet)

Poem:
Hakisoji/shite kara ochiru/tsubaki kana.
???? ?????? ???
Withered camellias/all the sweeping that goes on/after they've fallen.

Signature: Signature upper left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai; poet's seal | Kojin (a person from the past [Forrer]; a deceased person [Keyes]).

Inscription: Inscription 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

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 (Tsubaki ni shijūkara), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Ōtanzaku: 38.1 x 17.6 cm (15 x 6 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.284.1

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