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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Noji Jewel River, Yamato Province (Yamato noji)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Japanese, ca. 19th century), publisher

Title

Noji Jewel River, Yamato Province (Yamato noji)
from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)
六玉川之内
大和野路

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

early 1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Chūtanzaku: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Hiroshige hitsu

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom left:[Japanese Characters]/[Illegible]

Inscription Text/Poem: I shall come back again tomorrow, to the Tamagawa Noji, The moon shines over the bush clovers, and rests upon the river's colored waves

Identification

Edition

Edition: Later edition; a late impression in poor condition.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1284

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Japanese, ca. 19th century), publisher
Noji Jewel River, Yamato Province (Yamato noji); from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi); 六玉川之内; 大和野路, early 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Chūtanzaku: 36.8 x 12.2 cm (14 1/2 x 4 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1284

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