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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and Bamboo

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Sparrow and Bamboo

Period

Edo Period

Year

1847-1852

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Ōtanzakuban: 37.1 x 17.3 cm (14 5/8 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: 辻安 Tsujiyasu (辻屋安兵衛 Tsujiya Yasubei); Censor's seals: 村田 Murata, 米良 Mera; Collector's seal: わか井をやぎ Wakai wo yagi (若井兼三郎 Wakai Kenzaburō)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.283

Type

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink
Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books
Mar 06, 2009 – Jul 05, 2009
Bird-and-Flower Prints
Nature as Object and Ornament
Dec 26, 1992 – Feb 28, 1993
Kacho-ga II
Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsujiya Yasubei 辻屋安兵衛 (1842 - 1863, Edo, Japan), publisher
Sparrow and Bamboo, 1847-1852
Monochrome woodblock print
Ōtanzakuban: 37.1 x 17.3 cm (14 5/8 x 6 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.283

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