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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Flowering Crabapple (Kaidô ni shijûkara)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Japanese, 1717-1875), publisher

Title

Great Tit and Flowering Crabapple (Kaidô ni shijûkara)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.7 x 11.3 cm (13 1/4 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Kaidô ya/sakite chirumade/hitoneburi Before they drop/aronia blossoms/take a napThe flowers of the aronia face downward so they look as if they are taking a nap. The poem could also mean a napping courtesan.

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | unread, Publisher's seal | Sanoya Kihei

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.141

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Japanese, 1717-1875), publisher
Great Tit and Flowering Crabapple (Kaidô ni shijûkara), 1840s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.7 x 11.3 cm (13 1/4 x 4 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.141

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