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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Ōtanzaku: 38.3 x 17.3 cm (15 1/16 x 6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Hiroshige hitsu
Seals: Ichiryusai (artist); Kojin (poet)

Poem:
Hakisoji/ shite kara ochiru/tsubaki kana
???? ?????? ???
Withered camellias/all the sweeping that goes on/after they've fallen.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryûsai; poet's seal | Kojin (a person from the past [Forrer]; a deceased person [Keyes]).

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: [Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1250

Type

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Ōtanzaku: 38.3 x 17.3 cm (15 1/16 x 6 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1250

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