Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Sandpiper and Monochoria (Mizuaoi) (Mizuaoi ni shigi), Edo Period
Description
Maker
Title
Sandpiper and Monochoria (Mizuaoi) (Mizuaoi ni shigi)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 12.1 x 17.6 cm (4 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryûsai | Utagawa
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.052
About
Sandpiper and Monochoria (Mizuaoi) (Mizuaoi ni shigi)
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
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Artist's seals | Ichiryûsai | Utagawa
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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