Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.253

Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses

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

Place Made: Japan
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