Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1826-1869, b. in Edo)
Title
Hollyhocks (Tachiaoi)
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
color, inkSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 33.5 x 11 cm (13 3/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscribed number verso, bottom left: 12
Poem:
Mugiaki wa/suzume noki e to/kitari keriIn early summer, sparrows roost in the eaves
The season is the 4th month in the lunar calendar, early summer.
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Censor's seal | Mera Taichirô Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.204 Type
Exhibition History
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