Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Java Sparrow and Red Plum, Edo Period
Title
Java Sparrow and Red Plum
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Ōyotsugiriban: 18.5 x 12.3 cm (7 5/16 x 4 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 紅梅の 咲もはしめの つほみ哉
Translation: The red plum is still in bud
Signature: 廣重 Hiroshige
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (川口屋正蔵 Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.060
Java Sparrow and Red Plum
Inscription Text/Poem: 紅梅の 咲もはしめの つほみ哉
Translation: The red plum is still in bud
Signature: 廣重 Hiroshige
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (川口屋正蔵 Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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