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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Chūtanzakuban: 37.4 x 13 cm (14 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 唐人の 酒を好て竹にまて /
あかきこゝろを写す絵工 八陣亭
Translation: A Chinese man, fond of wine, lingers even among bamboo
an artist who paints with a red heart. HachijinteiSignature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige); Signed at right: 十菜隣女 Jūssai Tonarime
Seals: Designer's seal: 廣重 Hiroshige; Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 Shōeidō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō); Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
Label: White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: YA532/[Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Kara bito no/kuse o kononde/take ni made/akaki kokoro o/utsusu edakumiIn admiration of/the ways of the Chinese this printing process/carries a feeling for red/even into the bamboo
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.213.1 Type
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Tombstone
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
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