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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia (Mokuren ni bunchô)

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

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.222.1

Type

  • Prints

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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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 (Mokuren ni bunchô), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.222.1

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