Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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]

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.057

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms

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]

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

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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