Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
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
Moon and Plum
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Aitanzakuban: 33.5 x 11.1 cm (13 3/16 x 4 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 長閑さに やはらかになる 力こぶ
Translation: Translation: Gently nurtured in complete tranquility bundles of muscle;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō); Censor's seal: 米良 Mera (Mera Taichirō)
Identification
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State
A later state than 34.170 with moon and solid blue background. The character "ru" in "naru" in the second line of the poem has been shortened so as to remain outside the edge of the moon and the sky block has been reduced. Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.171 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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