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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Noji Jewel River, Yamato Province (Yamato noji), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Fujiokaya Hikotaro
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Noji Jewel River, Yamato Province (Yamato noji)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

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.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1284

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

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

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

Place Made: Japan
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