Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (1794 - 1846, Edo, Japan), publisher
Title
Tree Sparrows and Camellia in Snow
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Dimensions
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Ōtanzakuban: 38 x 17.4 cm (14 15/16 x 6 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 烏鳶争食雀争巣 独立池辺風雪多
Translation: The crow fights with the kite over food, the sparrows dispute over nests;
You stand alone beside the pond, on a windy snowy evening;
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)
Seals: Designer's seal: 歌川 Utagawa; Publisher's seal: 若林堂 Jakurindō (若狭屋与市 Wakasaya Yoichi)
Label: White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom left with inscription in pencil: YH474/[Japanese Characters]
Poem at right:
The crow fights with the kite over food;
The sparrows dispute over nests,
You stand alone beside the pond
On a windy snowy evening Identification
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State
Bogel entry remarks that this is the second state with falling snow and blue sky area (see 34.288.2 for fine impression of first state with uniform grey ground also on thick paper). The flaw in the block to right of poem indicates that the same block was used for both states. There is embossing on the breasts of the sparrows. A third state also with grey background has the emblem of the publisher Sanoya Kihei. Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.288.1 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (1794 - 1846, Edo, Japan), publisher
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