Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

White eyes and snake gourds; Small bird and herbaceous peonies, Edo Period

Maker

Title

White eyes and snake gourds; Small bird and herbaceous peonies

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 37.5 x 12.8 cm (14 3/4 x 5 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: こむな夜か　又も有うか　月に雁
Translation: Will it come again-- / another night like this one? / Wild geese and the moon
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 馬鹿 Fukujū; Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 Shōeidō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.271

White eyes and snake gourds; Small bird and herbaceous peonies

Inscription Text/Poem: こむな夜か　又も有うか　月に雁
Translation: Will it come again-- / another night like this one? / Wild geese and the moon
(Translation from Alfred H. Marks, Hiroshige Birds and Flowers, 1988)

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 馬鹿 Fukujū; Publisher's seal: 正栄堂 Shōeidō (Kawaguchiya Shōzō)

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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