Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 32.5 x 11.3 cm (12 13/16 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: 553 Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue ni zoko ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryûsai

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.145.1

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: 553 Poem: Kuki hosoku shinayaka hanahada tsuyoshi yue ni zoko ni iwaku tessenThe slender-stemmed clematis is strong and pliantThe name of the flower (tessen) has the literal meaning "iron-line."

Signature: Signed at lower left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryûsai

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