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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara), Edo Period

Description

Maker

Title

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.284.1

About

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

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

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

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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