Image

Kitagawa Utamaro II

Sparrow and bamboo

Description

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, 1804-1855)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806), previous attribution
Yamaguchiya Tobei (Japanese, 18th century), publisher

Title

Sparrow and bamboo

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1810?

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.5 x 16.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]Chinese inscription meaning "From within the bamboo birds spy a person."

Signature: Signed at lower right | Utamaro hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.591

Type

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Tombstone

Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, 1804-1855)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806), previous attribution
Yamaguchiya Tobei (Japanese, 18th century), publisher
Sparrow and bamboo, ca. 1810?
Woodblock print
Sheet: 22.5 x 16.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.591

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