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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese White-eye and Maple (Kaede ni mejiro)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875

Title

Japanese White-eye and Maple (Kaede ni mejiro)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 34.1 x 7.6 cm (13 7/16 x 3 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Tori ichi wa/hitori hitorinari/yû momiji

One bird/One person/and evening maples

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Sanoya Kihei; Censor's seal | Watanabe Shôemon

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.097

Type

  • Prints

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher
Japanese White-eye and Maple (Kaede ni mejiro), 1843-1847
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 34.1 x 7.6 cm (13 7/16 x 3 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.097

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