Kitagawa Utamaro II
Sparrow and bamboo, Edo (Japanese period)
Title
Sparrow and bamboo
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.5 x 16.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
[text and poems]Chinese inscription meaning "From within the bamboo birds spy a person."
Signature: Signed at lower right | Utamaro hitsu
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.591
Sparrow and bamboo
[text and poems]Chinese inscription meaning "From within the bamboo birds spy a person."
Signature: Signed at lower right | Utamaro hitsu
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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