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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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 37.5 x 13 cm (14 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Poem signed Hachijintei and with red kao (cursive monogram) 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
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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34.213.1
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