Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.5 x 11.8 cm (13 3/16 x 4 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Suzume go ya/yasura ni/suzuu sasa no kage

In bamboo, a sparrows enjoys the cool

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.137

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume), 1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 33.5 x 11.8 cm (13 3/16 x 4 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.137

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