Image

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Japanese Wisteria (Fuji ni kotori)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Bird and Japanese Wisteria (Fuji ni kotori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s-1840s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Image: 17.1 x 11.6 cm (6 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem:
Kaze nakute/shizuka sugitari/fuji no hana
Without wind, it's too quiet for wisteria blooms

Signature: Signed at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Utagawa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.063

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Bird and Japanese Wisteria (Fuji ni kotori), 1830s-1840s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 17.1 x 11.6 cm (6 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.063

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