Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Japanese White-eye and Persimmons (Kaki ni mejiro)
Year
1830s
Medium
Color woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 35.9 x 12.7 cm (14 1/8 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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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 edagakiThey said, "Moon viewing"-/the three neighbors over there-/and then accepted/all persimmons on my tree/even those that weren't ripe
Place
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Japan; Edo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.218
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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