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Utagawa Hiroshige

Java Sparrow and Lily Magnolia (Mokuren ni bunchô), 1830's

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

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

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 magnoliasK344/34.341read "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

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.222.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color

March 5 - May 30, 2004

Spring Blossoms

March 10 - June 6, 1999

Hiroshige III

April 13 - June 23, 1989

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