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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara), Meiji

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Year

Meiji

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Ōtanzaku: 37.5 x 16.7 cm (14 3/4 x 6 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Hiroshige hitsu

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 | probably read Ichiryûsai

Inscription: Inscription LR.

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.284.2

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Signed: Hiroshige hitsu

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 | probably read Ichiryûsai

Inscription: Inscription LR.

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias , Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara), Edo (Japanese period)
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