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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms

Period

Edo Period

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Ōyotsugiriban: 12.8 x 19.3 cm (5 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: かりそめに　はへて桃さく　はたけかな
Translation: A field all in flame, shining for a brief moment with peach blossoms;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai

Marks: Inscription verso, bottom left: 252 White square label affixed verso, top left with inscription in pencil: [Illegible]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.057

Type

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004
Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000
Spring Blossoms
Seasonal Japanese Prints
Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999
Spring Blossoms
Mar 17, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995
Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989

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Public Domain 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 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Ōyotsugiriban: 12.8 x 19.3 cm (5 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.057

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