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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Quail and Poppies, Edo Period

Maker

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

Title

Quail and Poppies

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 36.5 x 12.7 cm (14 3/8 x 5 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 秋の夢見てや 啼たす麦鶉
Translation: Do quail cry because they dream of autumn?

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seals: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame;

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.230

Quail and Poppies

Inscription Text/Poem: 秋の夢見てや 啼たす麦鶉
Translation: Do quail cry because they dream of autumn?

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seals: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame;

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Quail and poppies (Keshi ni uzura), Edo Period
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