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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875

Title

Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s-1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Aitanzakuban: 34.1 x 11.3 cm (13 7/16 x 4 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 木蓮花 鈍な處を □にけり／
いつ見ても 長春さく庭の 小すみかな

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Deisgner's seal: 歌川 Utagawa ; Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (川口屋正蔵 Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Label: White rectangular label with blue border affixed on verso, at bottom left with inscription in ink: 20818/[Japanese Characters?]/Hiroshige

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.253

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (1717-1875
Edo, Japan), publisher
Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses, 1830s-1840s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Aitanzakuban: 34.1 x 11.3 cm (13 7/16 x 4 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.253

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