Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Java Sparrow and Camellia, Edo Period
Title
Java Sparrow and Camellia
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.144
Java Sparrow and Camellia
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)
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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