Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Title
Tree Sparrow and Bamboo
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Ōyotsugiriban: 18 x 12.1 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 日落風清竹樹林 一樽飛閣秘敞秋陰
Translation: The sun goes down, a breeze cools the bamboo grove
I have a drink in autumnal seclusion in my high tower
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (川口屋正蔵 Kawaguchiya Shōzō)
Marks: On verso, at bottom right: [2]886 39
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.058 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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