Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yellow Bird and Wild Chrysanthemums (Nogiku ni kôchô)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)

Title

Yellow Bird and Wild Chrysanthemums (Nogiku ni kôchô)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Sheet: 33.3 x 7.3 cm (13 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Oso watta/michi o wasurete/nogiku kana
Though given directions, I lost my way-wild chrysanthemums

Inscription on verso lower, left: BV1437/ [Illegible Japanese Characters]

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.117

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yellow Bird and Wild Chrysanthemums (Nogiku ni kôchô), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 33.3 x 7.3 cm (13 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.117

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