Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and Bamboo

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Surugaya Sakujirō 駿河屋作次郎 (1844 - 1854, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Sparrow and Bamboo

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 23.4 x 29.2 cm (9 3/16 x 11 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 弌立斎 Ichiryūsai; Publisher's seal: サ Sa (駿河屋作次郎 Surugaya Sakujirō); Censor's seal: 渡邉 Watanabe

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.331

Type

Exhibition History

Pines in the Snow
Images of Winter in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997
Beauty in Hand
The Art of the Fan
Jun 01, 1990 – Aug 18, 1990
Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Surugaya Sakujirō 駿河屋作次郎 (1844 - 1854, Edo, Japan), publisher
Sparrow and Bamboo, 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban: 23.4 x 29.2 cm (9 3/16 x 11 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.331

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