Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and bamboo

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Sparrow and bamboo

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1850

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

15.9 x 21.4 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/16 inches) (plate) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left:313 [Japanese Characters?]

Signature: Signed at upper right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.377

Type

Exhibition History

The Beauty of Black in Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
Mar 20, 1990 – Apr 06, 1990
Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Sparrow and bamboo, ca. 1850
wood block print
15.9 x 21.4 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/16 inches) (plate) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.377

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