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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Quail, skylark (鶉 雲雀 Uzura hibari)

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1754-1806, worked in Edo, Japan)
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (1750 - 1797), publisher

Title

Quail, skylark (鶉 雲雀 Uzura hibari)
from A Myriad Birds: A Poetry Contest (百千鳥狂歌合 Momo chidori kyōka awase)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1790

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 25.7 x 37.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 鶉
うつらふの
またらまたらと
くとけとも
栗の初穂の
おちかぬ君

Inscription Text/Poem: 雲雀
大空に
おもひあかれる
ひはりさへ
ゆふへハ落る
たらひこそあれ

Signature: Kitagawa Utamaro | sealed within album

Seals: Artist' seal | Utamaro | within album

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

38.001

Type

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1754-1806, worked in Edo, Japan)
Tsutaya Jūzaburō 蔦屋重三郎 (1750 - 1797), publisher
Quail, skylark (鶉 雲雀 Uzura hibari); from A Myriad Birds: A Poetry Contest (百千鳥狂歌合 Momo chidori kyōka awase), ca. 1790
Polychrome woodblock print
Horizontal ōban: 25.7 x 37.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 38.001

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