Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Tree Sparrows and Poppies (Keshi ni suzume), Edo (Japanese period)
Title
Tree Sparrows and Poppies (Keshi ni suzume)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
color, ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Image: 33.7 x 11.3 cm (13 1/4 x 4 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Poem:
Tori tobite/abunaki keshi no/hitoe kana
A red poppy, tissue-thin but dangerous-birds fly
The red poppy alludes to passionate love/attraction and can be likened to some women, fragile but "dangerous."
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.165.2
Tree Sparrows and Poppies (Keshi ni suzume)
Poem:
Tori tobite/abunaki keshi no/hitoe kana
A red poppy, tissue-thin but dangerous-birds fly
The red poppy alludes to passionate love/attraction and can be likened to some women, fragile but "dangerous."
Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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