Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Sparrow and Bamboo
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Aitanzakuban: 33.8 x 11 cm (13 5/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 竹の春 紅葉の秋のまたれけり
Translation: Translation: The bamboo in spring--tinted with the crimson stains of fall's maple leaves;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);
Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 立斎 Ryūsai; Censor's seal: 田中 Tanaka
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.166
Sparrow and Bamboo
Inscription Text/Poem: 竹の春 紅葉の秋のまたれけり
Translation: Translation: The bamboo in spring--tinted with the crimson stains of fall's maple leaves;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988);
Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 立斎 Ryūsai; Censor's seal: 田中 Tanaka
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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