Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.222.1

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia

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

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

Exhibition History

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