Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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)

Place

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.058

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

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)

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

Exhibition History

Hiroshige

September 9, 1988 - January 22, 1989
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