Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Kawaguchiya Shōzō, Japanese, publisher
Title
Great tit and wisteria (Fuji ni shijukara)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
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Dimensions
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Image: 36.8 x 12.9 cm (14 1/2 x 5 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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White rectangular label with red border affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in ink: #1309
[text and poems] Murasaki o (translates to) Like a purple cloth
somuru konya no (translates to) dyed and spread upon a frame
mokari hodo (translates to) in the dyer's shop,
nokiba ni taruru (translates to) so this wisteria branch
fuji no hanabira (translates to) hangs its petals on my eaves Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.259
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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