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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hawk on Ivy-covered Pine (Matsu to tsuta ni taka)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Hawk on Ivy-covered Pine (Matsu to tsuta ni taka)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.7 x 11.1 cm (13 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Chinese poem:
Pine branches are strong,
many layered and curled

Signature: Signed lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Identification

Edition

.1 has a purple sky band, not the shaded blue sky as in .2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.136.2

Type

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Hawk on Ivy-covered Pine (Matsu to tsuta ni taka), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 33.7 x 11.1 cm (13 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.136.2

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