Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Parrot on Pine Branch, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Parrot on Pine Branch

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Koban: 22.5 x 17.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 清瀧や　波に散こむ　青松葉
Translation: Pristine waterfall- and springtime's pine needles falling in torrents;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 幽斎 Yūsai

Label: White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right corner with inscription in pencil: YB76/[Japanese Characters]

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.365

Parrot on Pine Branch

Inscription Text/Poem: 清瀧や　波に散こむ　青松葉
Translation: Pristine waterfall- and springtime's pine needles falling in torrents;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 幽斎 Yūsai

Label: White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right corner with inscription in pencil: YB76/[Japanese Characters]

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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