Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Quail, skylark (鶉 雲雀 Uzura hibari), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Quail, skylark (鶉 雲雀 Uzura hibari)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

38.001

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

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

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

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