Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (1794 - 1846, Edo, Japan), publisher
Title
Parrot on Pine Branch (Matsu ni inko)
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (Japanese period)
Dimensions
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Ōtanzakuban: 37.2 x 16.5 cm (14 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 十八公栄霜後露 一千年色雪中深
Translation: The pine tree after an eternity of frosts followed by dews,
shows a thousand years of color deep in snow;Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige);
Seals: Designer's seal: 幽斎 Yūsai; Publisher's seal: 若林堂 Jakurindō (若狭屋与市 Wakasaya Yoichi); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Identification
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Edition
Bogel entry cites an earlier impression with yellow ground published in UTK and a variant with gradated blue ground and block differences in the pine published in Gale catalogue (see refs. below). Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.276 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (1794 - 1846, Edo, Japan), publisher
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