Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Wagtail and Roses, Edo Period
Title
Wagtail and Roses
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
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)
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.221
Wagtail and Roses
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)
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Exhibition History
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