Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

White Heron and Iris , Edo Period

Maker

Title

White Heron and Iris

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and colors

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Ōtanzaku: 37.3 x 16.4 cm (14 11/16 x 6 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 白鷺下田千點雪　黃鸝上樹一枝花

Translation: Chinese poem:
Like thousands of snowflakes white herons land in a field of rice;
a yellow nightingale alights on a tree like a flower on a branch

Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 立斎 Ryusai

Marks: Rectangular white label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in ink: A542

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.274

White Heron and Iris

Inscription Text/Poem: 白鷺下田千點雪　黃鸝上樹一枝花

Translation: Chinese poem:
Like thousands of snowflakes white herons land in a field of rice;
a yellow nightingale alights on a tree like a flower on a branch

Signature: 広重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Designer's seal: 立斎 Ryusai

Marks: Rectangular white label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in ink: A542

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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