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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Parrot and Pine (Matsu ni inko)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Parrot and Pine (Matsu ni inko)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1853.3

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 33.2 x 11 cm (13 1/16 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Akegata ya/kangetsu iru/mine no ue

At dawn the winter moon is above the mountain peaks
Poem by Chikuga

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: X4119/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Signed below | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hiro | red diamond; censor's seals | Mera Taichirô ~ right | Watanabe Shôemon; date seal below

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.244

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Parrot and Pine (Matsu ni inko), 1853.3
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 33.2 x 11 cm (13 1/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.244

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