Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hawk, Tree Sparrow, and Cream Narcissus, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Hawk, Tree Sparrow, and Cream Narcissus

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 37.6 x 13 cm (14 13/16 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 寒き夜の　ねくらの鳥の　ぬくめとり　おんを知らぬハ　人にそありける
Translation: Passing the cold night watching over the little ones asleep in the nest-- ingratitude is something only human beings know;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 Shōeidō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Label: White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA531/[Japanese Characters]

Poem:
Samuki yo no/negura no tori no/yakume tori/on o shiranu wa/hito koso arikeri

Passing the cold night/watching over the little ones/asleep in the nest-/ingratitude is something/only human beings know

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.232

Hawk, Tree Sparrow, and Cream Narcissus

Inscription Text/Poem: 寒き夜の　ねくらの鳥の　ぬくめとり　おんを知らぬハ　人にそありける
Translation: Passing the cold night watching over the little ones asleep in the nest-- ingratitude is something only human beings know;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 Shōeidō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Label: White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA531/[Japanese Characters]

Poem:
Samuki yo no/negura no tori no/yakume tori/on o shiranu wa/hito koso arikeri

Passing the cold night/watching over the little ones/asleep in the nest-/ingratitude is something/only human beings know

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

Exhibition History

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