Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Title
Rooster in Snow
Period
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Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Chūtanzakuban: 36.5 x 12.2 cm (14 3/8 x 4 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: きぬきぬの 咄もいまた つもらぬに とけこうと 啼く雪の鶏
Translation: The hour of parting, with all its deep feelings, in drifts about them, they hear the melting tones of the rooster in the snowSignature: 廣重画 Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai
Label: On verso, affixed near right center edge, a clear label inscribed in ink: Certified/[Illegible script]/Genuine
Stamp: On verso, red circular stamp near label.
Identification
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Edition
Bogel entry states that seals of artist and poet, comb of cockerel and green below snow have been recolored later in watercolor but that the grey and green bank is printed as intended. Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.229 Type
Exhibition History
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