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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great tit and cherries

Description

Maker

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

Title

Great tit and cherries

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Koban: 23 x 16.9 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left:M[DC] [Illegible Characters] [text and poems]Mizakura no (translates to) Cherry trees are bearing fruit Yamato kawachi to/narishi kana (translates to) in Nara and OsakaYamato kawachi is the area of Nara and Osaka. The verb "naru" means to become or to bear.

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.339

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Great tit and cherries, 1830s
wood block print
Koban: 23 x 16.9 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.339

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