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Utagawa Hiroshige

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo (Take ni suzume), 1830's

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

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 37.5 x 13 cm (14 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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 edakumi

In admiration of/the ways of the Chinese this printing process/carries a feeling for red/even into the bamboo

Place

Japan; Edo (location)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.213.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

Hiroshige

Birds and Flowers

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