Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Japanese White-eye and Wisteria (Fuji ni mejiro), Edo Period
Description
Maker
Title
Japanese White-eye and Wisteria (Fuji ni mejiro)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Plate: 33.5 x 7.5 cm (13 3/16 x 2 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem: Tori tobi te/kimi kuru koro ya/fuji no hanaA bird flies-/it's about time you came/wisteria blossomThe bird here probably stands for cuckoo and the second line has the meaning of "when you, my lover, come."Fuji is associated with late spring.
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.119
About
Japanese White-eye and Wisteria (Fuji ni mejiro)
Poem: Tori tobi te/kimi kuru koro ya/fuji no hanaA bird flies-/it's about time you came/wisteria blossomThe bird here probably stands for cuckoo and the second line has the meaning of "when you, my lover, come."Fuji is associated with late spring.
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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