Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese White-eye and Persimmons (Kaki ni mejiro)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Japanese White-eye and Persimmons (Kaki ni mejiro)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Edo

Dimensions

Image: 35.9 x 12.7 cm (14 1/8 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil:NV2654/[Japanese Characters]

Poem:
Tsukimi tote/muko* sangen/morawarete/shibu mo nokoranu/yado no edagaki

They said, "Moon viewing"-/the three neighbors over there-/and then accepted/all persimmons on my tree/even those that weren't ripe

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.218

Type

Exhibition History

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Japanese Print Collection
Jun 10, 2014 – May 03, 2015
Bird-and-Flower Prints
Nature as Object and Ornament
Dec 26, 1992 – Feb 28, 1993
Kacho-ga II
Jan 22, 1989

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Japanese White-eye and Persimmons (Kaki ni mejiro), 1830s
Color woodblock print
Image: 35.9 x 12.7 cm (14 1/8 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.218

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