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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 11.4 x 16.7 cm (4 1/2 x 6 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Shiratsuyu mo/kobosanu hagi no/uneri kana Even swaying in a gentle breeze/the bush clover does not shake off the dewdrops. Poem by Matsuo Bashô.The season represented is autumn. The poem points to

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Kawashô); censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.034

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (Japanese, ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Tree Sparrows and Bush Clover (Hagi ni suzume), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 11.4 x 16.7 cm (4 1/2 x 6 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.034

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