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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni onagadori), Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni onagadori)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 12.9 x 19.4 cm (5 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Poem:
Karisome ni/haete momo saku/hatake kana

A field all in flame,/shining for a brief moment/with peach blossoms

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

Place

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.057

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms (Momo ni onagadori)

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

Poem:
Karisome ni/haete momo saku/hatake kana

A field all in flame,/shining for a brief moment/with peach blossoms

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai

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

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color

March 5 - May 30, 2004

Seeing with the Mind's Eye

December 31, 1999 - March 19, 2000

Spring Blossoms

March 10 - June 6, 1999

Spring Blossoms

March 17 - June 11, 1995

Hiroshige III

April 13 - June 23, 1989

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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