Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Horned Owl, Pine, and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki shôjô no mimizuku), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Title
Horned Owl, Pine, and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki shôjô no mimizuku)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 36.5 x 12.7 cm (14 3/8 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Mikazuki no/funa yusan shite/mimizuku no*/mimi ni iretaki**/matsukaze no koto
The long-eared owl/in the crescent-moon boat/on the third night/longs to hear the koto float slowly to its ears /through the wind in the pines
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Yûsai
Identification
Edition
Earlier impressions than this example show shading around the moon.
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.220
About
Horned Owl, Pine, and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki shôjô no mimizuku)
Earlier impressions than this example show shading around the moon.
Poem:
Mikazuki no/funa yusan shite/mimizuku no*/mimi ni iretaki**/matsukaze no koto
The long-eared owl/in the crescent-moon boat/on the third night/longs to hear the koto float slowly to its ears /through the wind in the pines
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seal | Yûsai
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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