Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Moon and Plum, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Moon and Plum

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Aitanzakuban: 33.5 x 11.1 cm (13 3/16 x 4 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

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.

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.171

Moon and Plum

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)

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

Exhibition History

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