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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and bamboo, Edo Period

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  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Sparrow and bamboo

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wood block print

Techniques

  • wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

16 x 21.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches) (image) koban; Mat size: D; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-200

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at upper right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.378B

Sparrow and bamboo

Signature: Signed at upper right | Ryusai

Seals: Artist's seal | Ryusai

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Two stacked prints: the top depicting a jagged white mountain, framing a village and trees, and the bottom illustrating an insect on bamboo, in high contrast.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Landscape Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period
No Image Available

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountain landscape in early spring (Shunkei zu), Edo Period
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