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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 36.9 x 12.3 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: おもしろき　桜のあとや　木蓮花
Translation: Extraordinary! After the cherry blossoms, the magnolias bloom (trans. Marks in Bogel)

Signature: 廣重 Hiroshige

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.222.1

Type

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004
Spring Blossoms
Seasonal Japanese Prints
Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999
Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūtanzakuban: 36.9 x 12.3 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.222.1

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