Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Java Sparrow and Balloon Flowers (descriptive), Edo Period
Maker
Title
Java Sparrow and Balloon Flowers (descriptive)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
34.8 x 7.5 cm (13 11/16 x 2 15/16 inches) (plate) ko-tanzaku; Mat size: B; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 200
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Hi no naka mo/nure iro same nu/kikyô kana
Even midday/the bellflowers/are saturated
The flowers can be saturated with moisture or because of moisture with color, as in English usage.
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Censor's seal | Watanabe Jiemon
Place
Place Made: Edo (location); Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.084
Java Sparrow and Balloon Flowers (descriptive)
Poem:
Hi no naka mo/nure iro same nu/kikyô kana
Even midday/the bellflowers/are saturated
The flowers can be saturated with moisture or because of moisture with color, as in English usage.
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Censor's seal | Watanabe Jiemon
Place Made: Edo (location); Place Made: Japan
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