Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Sparrows, rock doves (Murasuzume hato), Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

Title

Sparrows, rock doves (Murasuzume hato)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 23.3 x 37.3 cm (9 3/16 x 14 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription UR.
[text and poems]
Kyoka (light verse) poems by Aya no Orinuchi and Sono no Kocho

Signature: Kitagawa Utamaro | within album

Seals: Artist's seal ~ within album | Utamaro

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

38.012

Sparrows, rock doves (Murasuzume hato)
A myriad of birds compared with kyoka poems (Momo chidori kyoka awase)

Inscription UR.
[text and poems]
Kyoka (light verse) poems by Aya no Orinuchi and Sono no Kocho

Signature: Kitagawa Utamaro | within album

Seals: Artist's seal ~ within album | Utamaro

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

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