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
Parrot and Grapevine
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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Chūtanzakuban: 37.4 x 12.7 cm (14 3/4 x 5 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 墨妙自知能鮮醒 酔餘揮灑不勝清 如何盛徳金盤上 嚼砧垂々黒水精
Translation: Calligraphy has its own way of determining sobriety, One who is drunk cannot make the brush run clean, It matters not if you use golden sheets, It is, in short, the soul of black water;Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.223 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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