Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Roses (Bara ni bunchô)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese), publisher

Title

Java Sparrow and Roses (Bara ni bunchô)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1853.3

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 34.1 x 11.1 cm (13 7/16 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Tae ireta/tori no musubu/shimizu kana
A bird drinks pure water in a rice paddy

Poem by Kanga?
The farmer has just irrigated the field so the water the bird drinks is clean.

Signature: Signed at lower right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro; publisher's seal | Tsujiyasu Yasubei; censors' seals | Mera Taichirô | Watanabe Shôoemon; date seal | below

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.142

Type

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese), publisher
Java Sparrow and Roses (Bara ni bunchô), 1853.3
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 34.1 x 11.1 cm (13 7/16 x 4 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.142

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