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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Description

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 (Take ni suzume)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Image: 18.1 x 12.1 cm (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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 tower

Another 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

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.058

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Hiroshige III
Apr 13, 1989 – Jun 23, 1989
Hiroshige
Birds and Flowers
Sep 09, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 18.1 x 12.1 cm (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.058

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