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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

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

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.

Signature: Signed above | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai; publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.219

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Little Egret and Softstem Bulrush (Futoi ni shirasagi), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.219

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