Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
- Kawaguchiya Shōzō, Japanese, publisher
Title
Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (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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Image: 18.1 x 12.1 cm (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right: [2]886 39
Poem (Chinese):
The sun goes down;
a breeze cools the bamboo grove
I have a drink in autumnal seclusion
in my high towerAnother way to interpret the poem is:
At sunset a breeze cleans the bamboo grove
and a cask of wine is at the house with wing-shaped eaves
in the autumn shade Place
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Japan; Edo (location)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
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34.058
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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