Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Tree Sparrows and Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao ni suzume)
Year
1830's
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print with gauffrage
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 12.1 x 17.9 cm (4 3/4 x 7 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: MIC20 [Japanese Characters]
Poem:
Asagao ya/akarenu sono hi/sono hi kanaThe morning glories/are out today! The morning/glories bloom today!
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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34.067
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Related
Use
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