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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Maker

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

Title

Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1840s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 23 x 29.8 cm (9 1/16 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; censor's seal | Watanabe Shoemon ~ round

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.331

Type

  • Prints

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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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Surugaya Sakujiro (Japanese), publisher
Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume), 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 23 x 29.8 cm (9 1/16 x 11 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.331

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