Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Camellia

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Maruya Jinpachi 丸屋甚八 (1759 - 1872, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Java Sparrow and Camellia

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Aitanzakuban: 33.9 x 11.3 cm (13 3/8 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 見たよふな　落鳥てはなし　赤椿
Translation: The red camellia, insouciant of the bird descending

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 甚 Jin (Maruya Jinpachi); Censor's seal: 田中 Tanaka (Tanaka Heijirō)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.144

Type

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)
Maruya Jinpachi 丸屋甚八 (1759 - 1872, Edo, Japan), publisher
Java Sparrow and Camellia, 1843-1847
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Aitanzakuban: 33.9 x 11.3 cm (13 3/8 x 4 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.144

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