Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

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

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 36.7 x 12.7 cm (14 7/16 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: Chinese poem:
The pine tree, after an eternity of frosts followed by dews
Shows a thousand years of color deep in snow
(trans. Marks in Bogel)

Signature: 広重筆

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; publisher's seal | Kawasho; censor's seal | kiwame

Marks: Inscription verso, bottom center:EGR320

Identification

Edition

Edition: compare with 34.258 in the collection

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1245

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 36.7 x 12.7 cm (14 7/16 x 5 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1245

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