Image
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Yellow Bird and Wild Chrysanthemums (Nogiku ni kôchô), Edo (Japanese period)
Description
Maker
Title
Yellow Bird and Wild Chrysanthemums (Nogiku ni kôchô)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
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
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.117
About
Yellow Bird and Wild Chrysanthemums (Nogiku ni kôchô)
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
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Edo (location)
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