Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重
Hollyhocks (Tachiaoi), Edo (Japanese period)
Title
Hollyhocks (Tachiaoi)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
color, ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 33.5 x 11 cm (13 3/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscribed number verso, bottom left: 12
Poem:
Mugiaki wa/suzume noki e to/kitari keri
In 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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.204
Hollyhocks (Tachiaoi)
Inscribed number verso, bottom left: 12
Poem:
Mugiaki wa/suzume noki e to/kitari keri
In 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
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
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