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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji), Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
  • Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵

Title

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1245

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji)

Edition: compare with 34.258 in the collection

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

Place Made: Japan

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji), Edo Period
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