Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
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 (Mokuren ni bunchô)
Period
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Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Image: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem: Omoshiroki/sakura no ato ya/mokurengeExtraordinary!/After the cherry blossoms,/the magnolias bloom (trans. Marks in Bogel)A slightly different reading is: Omoshiroki/sakura no ato ya/mokuren hana* How marvelous-/after cherry blossoms/come magnoliasK344/34.341*read "ge" in Bogel, a correct reading but the poem needs the extra syllable to complete the line so the other reading "hana" is preferable.
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige
Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.222.1 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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