Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Java Sparrow and Camellia (Akatsubaki ni bunchô), Edo Period
Description
Title
Java Sparrow and Camellia (Akatsubaki ni bunchô)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 33.2 x 11.4 cm (13 1/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription:Koi No Tori To Tsubaki Poem: Mita yona/rakucho dewa nashi/akatsubakiThe red camellia, insouciant of the bird descending
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi, censor's seal | Tanaka Heijirô, other unread seal (illegible)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.144
About
Java Sparrow and Camellia (Akatsubaki ni bunchô)
Inscription:Koi No Tori To Tsubaki Poem: Mita yona/rakucho dewa nashi/akatsubakiThe red camellia, insouciant of the bird descending
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Maruya Jinpachi, censor's seal | Tanaka Heijirô, other unread seal (illegible)
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Use
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