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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese White-eye and Wisteria (Fuji ni mejiro)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Japanese White-eye and Wisteria (Fuji ni mejiro)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

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

Dimensions

Plate: 33.5 x 7.5 cm (13 3/16 x 2 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poem: Tori tobi te/kimi kuru koro ya/fuji no hanaA bird flies-/it's about time you came/wisteria blossomThe bird here probably stands for cuckoo and the second line has the meaning of "when you, my lover, come."Fuji is associated with late spring.

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.119

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Japanese White-eye and Wisteria (Fuji ni mejiro), 1830s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 33.5 x 7.5 cm (13 3/16 x 2 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.119

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