Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Kawaguchiya Shōzō, Japanese, publisher
Title
Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia (Mokuren ni bunchô)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
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 magnoliasK344/34.341read "ge" in Bogel, a correct reading but the poem needs the extra syllable to complete the line so the other reading "hana" is preferable.
Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.222.1
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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