Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Sandpiper and Monochoria (Mizuaoi) (Mizuaoi ni shigi)
Year
ca. 1840
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 12.1 x 17.6 cm (4 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X3803/[Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Shigi tachite/hitosuji nagaki/shizuka kana
Starting from the tip/it's a long-distance drip/into the spoonbill
Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.052
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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