Image
Description
Maker
- Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendō), Japanese, publisher
Title
Sparrows and willows in rain (Uchu no take ni suzume)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 10.3 x 16 cm (4 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription at left. [text and poems] Yo no naka no (translates to)All the world's concern yokohaba shiranu(translates to)with the horizontal plane tsubame kana(translates to)is lost on swallows(trans. Marks in Bogel) Poem by Ryukyo should be read otsudori Please consider another way of reading and translating the poem: Yo no naka no (translates to) Birds so young and sprightly yoko habashira nu (translates to) have no idea otsudori kana (translates to) how wide is the world K359/34.088;K335/34.053
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.053
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