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Utagawa Hiroshige

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi), 1830s

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
  • Kawaguchiya Shōzō, Japanese, publisher

Title

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi)

Year

1830s

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color,
  • ink

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

Chinese poem:
A heron came to a marsh of growing reeds;
shrugging its head it looked for fresh fish
looking to sate his appetite-
mind the mud!

When one is enjoying oneself intently, don't forget to avoid the muck.

Identification

Edition

Good early impression with bokashi in blue water; the Bogel cat. remarks on the popularity of the print evinced by worn blocks in later editions

Place

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.219

Projects & Publications

Publications

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

Use

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