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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wagtail and Roses

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Wagtail and Roses

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 35.2 x 13 cm (13 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 世の中ハ　鶺鴒の尾の暇もなし
Translation: In this busy world there is no leisure time for a wagtail's tail;
(Translation from Alfred H.Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.221

Type

Exhibition History

Summer Brilliance
Jun 14, 1996 – Sep 15, 1996

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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)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Wagtail and Roses, 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūtanzakuban: 35.2 x 13 cm (13 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.221

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